Given name
Medbh
“intoxicating, she who makes drunk”·“an intoxicating woman”
In English use, Medbh has a related form in Maeve. Interpretations include “intoxicating, she who makes drunk” and “an intoxicating woman” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Medbh has a related form in Maeve. Interpretations include “intoxicating, she who makes drunk” and “an intoxicating woman” (Irish). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Medbh is a form of Maeve. Maeve comes from Irish, and ultimately from Middle Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
In English use, Medbh has a related form in Maeve. The history of Maeve gives this family its wider story. In the Táin Bó Cuailnge, or Cattle Raid of Cooley, Queen Meadhbh of Connacht leads a raid to capture the Brown Bull of Cooley. Maeve is an English spelling of her name; the story belongs to Irish epic tradition.
Explained through its name family
Medbh’s family of names
In English usage, Medbh has a related form in Maeve.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Medbh
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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