name
Irish
Mythology
Meadhbh
myve (rhymes with 'live')
/miːv/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
meadhbh
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Irish/Gaelic (Ireland); from Old Irish Medb; the warrior queen of Connacht, protagonist of the Táin Bó Cúailnge
- Meaning
- She who intoxicates; the inebriating one; possibly a goddess of sovereignty
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Meadhbh, Medb, Maeve (anglicised)
Common mispronunciations
The spelling is highly deceptive; 'dh' and the surrounding vowels are silent in modern Irish
Pronunciation tips
Only one sound survives: 'meev' or 'myve'; all the middle letters are unpronounced in modern Irish
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