Queen Maeve and the Druid, by illustrator Stephen Reid from the 1904 book The Boys' Cuchulainn by Eleanor Hull.[1]
Pronunciation
/meɪv/mayv
Gender
Female
Origin
Word/name
Irish
Region of origin
Europe
Maeve, Maev or Maiv (/meɪv/mayv) is a female given name of Irish origin. It comes from the Irish name Méabh, which was spelt Meadhbh in Early Modern Irish (pronounced[mʲɛɣv]),[2]Meḋḃ or Meaḋḃ in Middle Irish, and Medb in Old Irish (pronounced[mʲeðv]). It may derive from a word meaning "she who intoxicates", "mead-woman", or alternatively "she who rules".[3] Medb is a queen in Irish mythology who is thought to have originally been a sovereignty goddess.[4]
^"The boys' Cuchulain; heroic legends of Ireland". 1910.
^nic Bryan, Mari Elspeth (4 January 2004). "Index of Names in Irish Annals: Meadhbh". MedievalScotland.org. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
^Irslinger, Britta. "Medb 'the intoxicating one'? (Re-)constructing the past through etymology". Ulidia 4: Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on the Ulster Cycle of Tales, 2013.
^Ó hÓgáin, Dáithí. Myth, Legend & Romance: An encyclopaedia of the Irish folk tradition. Prentice Hall Press, 1991. pp.294-295
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