At a Glance: Name: Mab – Meaning: linked to Maeve, often glossed 'she who intoxicates' -- though Mab's own root is uncertain – Origin: Welsh/English (fairy-lore name) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: MAB
Mab is a Welsh/English (fairy-lore name) girl's name meaning “linked to Maeve, often glossed 'she who intoxicates' -- though Mab's own root is uncertain”. It appears in 3 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Mab
Meaning: Linked to Maeve, often glossed 'she who intoxicates' -- though Mab's own root is uncertain.
Origin: Welsh/English (fairy-lore name).
A common claim: Mab means 'she who intoxicates', a fairy queen Actually: This meaning is borrowed by linking Mab to Maeve (Medb); Mab's own etymology is actually unresolved and may come from an unrelated tradition.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Mab
Phonetic: MAB IPA: /mæb/
Popularity of Mab
Mab doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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