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Maeve is a feminine Irish given name. It was spelled Medb in Old Irish (), Meḋḃ, Meaḋḃ in Middle Irish, Meadhbh in early modern Irish ((:mɛɣv)), and is now spelled Méabh ((:mʲeːv)) or Medbh in modern Irish. It is usually Anglicised as Maeve , with variants such as Maev, Meave, Maive, and Maebh. The name means 'intoxicating' or 'she who intoxicates' and has strong links to mead, an ancient honey wine typically consumed during a marriage ceremony. ==People== *Medb, Warrior Queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology *Medb ingen Indrechtach mac Muiredaig, Princess of Connacht, fl. 800 *Medbh Ní Gilla Fhinnein, died 1441 *Medbh Níc Uidhir, died 1502 *Medbh Ní Chonchubhair, died 1555 *Medbh Ní Dhomhnaill, Princess of Tír Chonaill, died 1577 *Medbh Ní Conchobhair Sligigh, died 1582 *Medbh Ní Concobair Duinn, died 1582 *Maeve Brennan, Irish short story writer and journalist, mainly for ''The New Yorker'' magazine, 1917–1993 *Maeve Binchy, Irish novelist, newspaper columnist and speaker, 1940–2012 *Meave Leakey, paleontologist, born 1942 *Maeve Kinkhead, actress *Stella Maeve, actress 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Maeve (Irish name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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