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2 famous people named Meave found on Wikipedia.
Used in: Irish
Medb (Old Irish spelling, [mɛðv]; Middle Irish: Meḋḃ, Meaḋḃ; early modern Irish: Meadhbh, [mɛɣv]; Modern Irish: Méabh [mʲeːv], Medbh or Maebh; sometimes Anglicised Maeve, Maev or Maive) is queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Her husband in the core stories of the cycle is Ailill mac Máta, although she had several husbands before him who were also kings of Connacht. She rules from Cruachan (now Rathcroghan, County Roscommon). She is the enemy (and former wife) of Conchobar mac Nessa, king of Ulster, and is best known for starting the Táin Bó Cúailnge ("The Cattle Raid of Cooley") to steal Ulster's prize stud bull. Medb is a cunning female figure who represents the archetype of the Warrior Queen.
Variant of Maeve: joy, hilarity, baby, intoxicating, she who makes drunk.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meave Leakey | 1942 | British-Kenyan paleoanthropologist |
| 2 | Ambrosio de Meave | 1710 |