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Given name · Ancient Greek

Μαύης

“hero, tiger”

Μαύης (Maúēs) is a masculine given name from Proto-Saka, meaning “hero, tiger.” It is used in Ancient Greek.

Ancient GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Maúēs.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Μαύης means “hero, tiger.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Μαύης comes from Proto-Saka.

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How it developed

From Proto-Saka *mava.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Μαύης’s family of names

In Ancient Greek usage, Μαύης shares a linguistic root with the Gandhari form 𐨨𐨆𐨀. In Ancient Greek usage, Μαύης can be written in the Roman alphabet as Maúēs. In Ancient Greek usage, Μαύης has a transliteration in Maúēs.

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ΜαύηςMaúēs𐨨𐨆𐨀

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