Where does “Maeve” come from?

Maeve comes from Irish Meadhbh, from Middle Irish Medb, ultimately from Proto-Celtic medwos and Proto-Indo-European médʰu, a root of uncertain meaning.

Maeve (English): of mostly Irish usage

Definitions

  1. of mostly Irish usage

Ancestry of “Maeve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishMéabhMedb, queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of...
2Middle IrishMedbborne notably by the queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle
3Proto-Celticmedwospertaining to or associated with mead
4Proto-Celticmedumead
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Celtic medu →Every word from Proto-Celtic medwos →