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French
Etymology
From Tahitian maeva (“welcome”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Maeva f
- a female given name
- 1999 Antiane Éco, Volumes 40-43, INSEE (1999):
Il est amusant aussi de constater que Maeva, prénom "des Îles" de par son origine polynésienne, s’est bien implantée aux Antilles depuis le début.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Usage notes
- Popular in France in the 1990s and 2000s.
References
- Yves Lemaitre, Lexique du tahitien contemporain, O.R.S.T.O.M. 1973
- Rosa & Volker Kohlheim, Duden: Lexikon der Vornamen, Brockhaus 2004
- Meilleurs Prénoms: 43, 656 women named Maeva/Maéva/Maëva born in France between 1900 - 2005.