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Maves

Updated June 9, 2019

Girl name origins & meanings

French : A small bird; song-thrush; joy

Girl name variations

Family name origins & meanings

Altered spelling of German Mewes, a pet form of the personal name Bartholomäus (see Bartholomew).
Bearers of this name are descended from Johannes Meivus, who landed in Philadephia in 1737.