Names Like Mava — Find Similar Baby Names
Mava is a 4-letter Hebrew girls' name meaning “Pleasant”. This page collects 106 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Mada and Maha, Hebrew cousins like Aalijah and Aaron, rhyming names ending in -ava like Ava and Ahava, and names sharing the “pleasant” concept like Afework and Afric.
For the full Mava profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Mava page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Mava
24 baby names that differ from Mava by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mada | 1 | From Mathilda | Irish | Female |
| Maha | 1 | Wild Cow; Cow-Eyes | Arabic | Female |
| Maia | 1 | Myth Name (Mother Of Hermes) | Greek | Female |
| Maka | 1 | Sioux Name Meaning " Earth." | Native American | Female |
| Malva | 1 | Soft | Greek | Female |
| Mana | 1 | Psychic Gifts | Hawaiian | Female |
| Mara | 1 | Bitter | Romanian | Female |
| Mave | 1 | Joy | Irish | Female |
| Mavi | 1 | Blue | Turkish | Male |
| Maya | 1 | Abbreviation Of Amalia: Variant Of Maia. | Spanish | Female |
| Maat | 2 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Order And Justice) | Egyptian | Female |
| Mab | 2 | Happiness | Irish | Female |
| Mac | 2 | Son Of | Celtic | Male |
| Mace | 2 | A Mace Was A Medieval Weapon Used By Knights. | English | Male |
| Macha | 2 | Plain | Irish | Female |
| Maci | 2 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | English | Female |
| Mack | 2 | Son Of | Celtic | Male |
| Macy | 2 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | French | Female |
| Madia | 2 | Woman From Magdala. Variant Of Madeleine. | Spanish | Female |
| Madra | 2 | Mother | English | Female |
| Mads | 2 | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Madu | 2 | Of The People | Egyptian | Male |
| Mady | 2 | Maiden | German | Female |
| Mae | 2 | "Kinswoman." | Anglo | Female |
More Hebrew Names
24 baby names that share Mava’s Hebrew origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Aalijah | The Lord Is God. Variant Of Elijah. | Female |
| Aaron | High Mountain | Male |
| Abagail | Gives Joy. | Female |
| Abaigael | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abaigeal | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abarron | Father Of A Multitude | Male |
| Abbey | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abbie | "Gives Joy, My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife... | Female |
| Abbotson | Son Of Abbot | Male |
| Abby | My Father Rejoices. Biblical: The Name Of King David's Third Wife Described A... | Female |
| Abegayle | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abel | Breath | Male |
| Abell | Exhalation Of Breath. The Second Son Of Adam In The Bible. The Variant Able I... | Male |
| Abhy | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiah | My Father Is The Lord | Male |
| Abichail | Gives Joy | Female |
| Abiel | My Father Is God | Male |
| Abigail | "Father Rejoices."Some Variants Include Abagail, Abaigeal, Abbey, Abbie, And... | Female |
| Abigall | "Fathers Joy. Alternate Spellings: Abegale, Abgail, Abigale." | Female |
| Abijah | "God Is My Father." Variants Include Abisha, And Abishah. | Female |
| Abimelech | My Father Is King | Male |
| Abiram | Father Of Heights | Male |
| Abisha | Gift Of God.Variants Include Abijah, And Abishai | Male |
| Abital | "My Father Is Dew." Variant, Avital, Exists. | Female |
4-Letter M-Names Like Mava
24 names that share Mava's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Mava's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Mava
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Mava.
Names That Rhyme with Mava
8 baby names that share Mava's last 3 letters — -ava. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ava | Variant Of Medieval Given Names Avis And Aveline | English | Female |
| Ahava | Dearly Loved | Hebrew | Female |
| Chava | Life | Hebrew | Female |
| Naava | Beautiful | Hebrew | Female |
| Cochava | Star | Hebrew | Female |
| Gustava | Staff Of The Gods | Spanish | Female |
| Krasava | Beautiful | Czechoslovakian | Female |
| Miroslava | Tranquil | Czechoslovakian | Female |
Names That Start Like Mava
8 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Mava — Mav-. Good for parents who like Mava's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mave | Joy | Irish | Female |
| Mavi | Blue | Turkish | Male |
| Mavie | Songbud | Celtic | Female |
| Mavis | Joy | French | Female |
| Mavise | Joy | French | Female |
| Mavelle | Songbud | Celtic | Female |
| Mavrick | When A Nineteenth-Century American Named Maverick Refused To Brand... | English | Male |
| Maverick | When A Nineteenth-Century American Named Maverick Refused To Brand... | English | Male |