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GirlHebrew

Mava

MAH-vuh

Letters

4

Syllables

2

Origin

Hebrew

Total Births

300

Peak Year

#17 in 1939

First Recorded

1915

Style

Cute & Playful, Soft & Gentle

Spelling

Easy to spell

What It Means

A short and sweet name with multiple potential origins. It can be a diminutive of Mah-vav-ah (Hebrew for 'love') or a variant of Mavis (English, meaning 'song thrush').

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Numerology

1

The Leader

Independent, ambitious, and original. Names with this number carry pioneering energy.

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Personality Traits

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