How do you pronounce the name "Maeve?" I never met anyone in RL with the name, only seen it in

[raccoon]

British fiction.

Does it rhyme with "Wave" and "Dave?" Or is it two syllables?

[pinboy3niner]

1. Rhymes with "Wave" and "Dave" nt

[Dem on]

6. That's Correct

A woman I actually know with the name pronounces it that way. And then there's Maeve Binchy.

[NewJeffCT]

10. Yes

I used to work with a woman named Maeve and that was how she pronounced it.

[LiberalEsto]

2. I think it's Mev, but not positive n/t

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

3. It's pronounced "Shirley"

Don't try to understand spelling in Gaelic or Welsh.

[pinboy3niner]

5. Surely you jest

You're just running on Otto Pilot here.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

7. Well, I do have an inflated sense of myself.

I picked the wrong week to give up arguing politics.

[pinboy3niner]

8. It's not just you with that inflated sense

[OriginalGeek]

4. I always read it as May-eve

although I blend it almost into 1 syllable.

Of course, I'll happily pronounce it however Maeve wants me to. I just haven't had any of them tell me yet.

[mrmpa]

9. How about Siobhan...........

it's pronounced Shi-vaun. And Maeve, rhymes with Wave. It's the Gaelic. Now Caitlin, is not pronounced Katelynn, it's actually pronounced Kate-Leen,

[pinboy3niner]

11. It's pronounced "Shirley"

[mrmpa]

12. Shirley............

you're not sherious

[KamaAina]

13. I wonder if Ms. Jenner knows that.