Names Like Mave — Find Similar Baby Names
Mave is a 4-letter Irish girls' name meaning “Joy”. This page collects 99 such names across 6 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Mace and Mae, Irish cousins like Abban and Abiageal, and rhyming names ending in -ave like Dave and Agave.
For the full Mave profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Mave page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Mave
24 baby names that differ from Mave by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mace | 1 | A Mace Was A Medieval Weapon Used By Knights. | English | Male |
| Mae | 1 | "Kinswoman." | Anglo | Female |
| Maeve | 1 | A Mythical Queen | Celtic | Female |
| Mane | 1 | Great | Irish | Male |
| Mare | 1 | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Mate | 1 | Gift From God | Hebrew | Male |
| Mava | 1 | Pleasant | Hebrew | Female |
| Mavi | 1 | Blue | Turkish | Male |
| Mavie | 1 | Songbud | Celtic | Female |
| Maat | 2 | Myth Name (Goddess Of Order And Justice) | Egyptian | Female |
| Mab | 2 | Happiness | Irish | Female |
| Mabel | 2 | Lovable MADONNA | Latin | Female |
| Mable | 2 | Lovable. Abbreviation Of Amabel. | English | Female |
| Mac | 2 | Son Of | Celtic | Male |
| Macee | 2 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | French | Female |
| Macen | 2 | "Protector, Guardian." | English | Male |
| Macey | 2 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | French | Female |
| Maci | 2 | Derived From Medieval Male Form Of Matthew. | English | Female |
| Macie | 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 |
| Mada | 2 | From Mathilda | Irish | Female |
| Madel | 2 | From The Tower | Hebrew | Female |
| Madge | 2 | Approval | Greek | Female |
More Irish Names
24 baby names that share Mave’s Irish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abban | Abbot ABRACHAM, BRAM | Male |
| Abiageal | Irish Form Of Abigail (Brings Joy) ADARA, ATHDARA | Female |
| Abracham | Irish Form Of Abraham | Male |
| Adare | From The Ford Of The Oak Tree | Male |
| Addergoole | From Between Two Fords | Male |
| Adeen | Little Fire | Female |
| Aderrig | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aeary | Scholar | Male |
| Afric | Pleasant | Female |
| Africa | Pleasant | Female |
| Agata | Kind | Female |
| Agate | Kind | Female |
| Aghaderg | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aghadreena | From The Field Of The Sloe Bushes | Female |
| Aghamora | From The Great Field | Female |
| Aghamore | From The Great Field | Male |
| Aghaveagh | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghavilla | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghna | Irish Form Of Agnes | Female |
| Aghy | Friend Of Horses | Male |
| Aguistin | Majestic | Male |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Female |
| Ahane | From The Little Ford | Male |
| Aideen | Little Fire | Female |
4-Letter M-Names Like Mave
24 names that share Mave's exact length (4 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Mave's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Mave
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 Mave.
Names That Rhyme with Mave
7 baby names that share Mave's last 3 letters — -ave. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave | David's Son | Scottish | Male |
| Agave | Myth Name (Mother Pentheus), "Illustrious; Noble." | Greek | Female |
| Ahave | Dearly Loved | Hebrew | Female |
| Reave | Steward | English | Male |
| Octave | Born Eighth | French | Male |
| Zehave | Golden | Hebrew | Female |
| Gustave | Staff Of The Gods.Variants Include, Gustav, And Gustavus. Diminutiv... | German | Male |
Names That Start Like Mave
8 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Mave — Mav-. Good for parents who like Mave's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mava | Pleasant | Hebrew | 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 |