First names in Hebrew

First name Maeve: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מייב

Gematria value: 62

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Maeve is written מייב

Meaning and origin

What does Maeve mean?

Meaning: from the Irish Medb, often explained as "she who intoxicates" (disputed)
Origin: Irish

Maeve is the English form of the Irish Medb, the name of a queen of old Irish epic. It is often explained as "she who intoxicates", related to the word for mead, but the meaning is disputed. It has come back strongly in Ireland, Britain and America in the twenty-first century.

Gematria

Maeve = 62

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מייב has 4 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total62

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Bet

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Maeve, from מ to ב:

מִי־הָאִישׁ הֶחָפֵץ חַיִּים אֹהֵב יָמִים לִרְאוֹת טוֹב׃

“Who is the man who desires life, who loves days in which to see good?”

Psalms 34:13

The book of your first name

Maeve, in nine pages

• Maeve, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Maeve
• Maeve, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Maeve in three answers

How do you write Maeve in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Maeve is written מייב.

What is the gematria value of Maeve?
Written מייב, Maeve is worth 62: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Maeve mean?
From the Irish Medb, often explained as "she who intoxicates" (disputed) (origin: Irish). Maeve is the English form of the Irish Medb, the name of a queen of old Irish epic. It is often explained as "she who intoxicates", related to the word for mead, but the meaning is disputed. It has come back strongly in Ireland, Britain and America in the twenty-first century.