Méabh

MAYV · she who intoxicates

Méabh is an Irish girl’s name, said MAYV, and it means she who intoxicates.

How to say Méabh

Méabh is said MAYV, written the way an English speaker would read it. Ulster, Connacht and Munster each put their own turn on a name, so you may hear it said a little differently depending on where you are.

What Méabh means

Méabh means she who intoxicates. Queen Medb of Connacht, who launched the cattle raid of the Táin.

Also written as

Méabh turns up in English with these spellings: Maeve, Medb.

More Irish girls’ names

• Máire: Irish form of Mary
• Meadhbh: variant spelling of Méabh

All Irish names, with meanings and pronunciations · Write Méabh in Ogham · Méabh in the old Gaelic script