Maeve
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Maeve is a first name of Irish origin. In Irish Gaelic, the name "Medbh" means "she who intoxicates." It is rooted in the Irish legend of Queen Maeve or Medb
, one of the main protagonists of the early Irish legend Táin Bó Cúailnge
. It is also associated with the fairy queen Queen Mab of Irish and English legend.
Some well-known Maeves include:
Medb
Medb – Middle Irish: Meḋḃ, Meaḋḃ; early modern Irish: Meadhbh ; reformed modern Irish Méabh, Medbh; sometimes Anglicised Maeve, Maev or Maive – is queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology...
, one of the main protagonists of the early Irish legend Táin Bó Cúailnge
Táin Bó Cúailnge
is a legendary tale from early Irish literature, often considered an epic, although it is written primarily in prose rather than verse. It tells of a war against Ulster by the Connacht queen Medb and her husband Ailill, who intend to steal the stud bull Donn Cuailnge, opposed only by the teenage...
. It is also associated with the fairy queen Queen Mab of Irish and English legend.
Some well-known Maeves include:
People
- Maeve BerryMaeve BerryMaeve Berry is an award-winning Irish freelance photographer. Berry works as both a commercial and fine art photographer and is represented in London by Diemar/Noble Photography....
, Irish photographer - Maeve BinchyMaeve BinchyMaeve Binchy is an Irish novelist, newspaper columnist and speaker. Educated at University College Dublin, she worked as a teacher then a journalist at The Irish Times and later became a writer of novels and short stories.Many of her novels are set in Ireland, dealing with the tensions between...
(born 1940), Irish writer - Maeve BrennanMaeve BrennanMaeve Brennan , was an Irish short story writer and journalist. She moved to the United States in 1934 when her father was appointed to the Irish Legation in Washington. She was an important figure in both Irish diaspora writing and in Irish writing itself...
(1917–1993), Irish short story writer and journalist - Maeve FortMaeve FortDame Maeve Geraldine Fort DCMG DCVO was a British diplomat. During her posting as the United Kingdom's High Commissioner in South Africa from 1996–2000, she was the highest ranking female diplomat in Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service.-Early life:Born on 19 November 1940 in Liverpool, Maeve...
(born 1940), British diplomat - Maeve HarrisMaeve HarrisMaeve Harris is a Seattle-based American abstract painter noted for merging "nature and the abstract". Her paintings were featured prominently on episodes of the TV show Celebrity Apprentice. Her paintings have appeared in posters. She was represented by New Era in 2002 and exclusively by Grand...
(born 1976), American abstract painter - Maeve HigginsMaeve HigginsMaeve Higgins is an Irish comedian. She was a principal actor/writer of the RTÉ production Naked Camera, as well for her own show Maeve Higgins' Fancy Vittles....
(born 1981, Irish comedian - Maeve HilleryMaeve HilleryMary Beatrice Hillery is a retired Irish doctor who is the widow of Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland from 1976–90.Maeve Finnegan was educated at University College Dublin where she studied medicine. It was here that she met her future husband, Patrick Hillery, who was also studying...
(néeNEENEE is a political protest group whose goal was to provide an alternative for voters who are unhappy with all political parties at hand in Belgium, where voting is compulsory.The NEE party was founded in 2005 in Antwerp...
Finnegan), retired Irish doctor, the widow of Patrick Hillery, President of Ireland 1976–90 - Maeve IngoldsbyMaeve IngoldsbyMaeve Ingoldsby is a former writer of the Raidió Teilifís Éireann radio show Only Slaggin and former writer on RTÉ soap operas Glenroe and Fair City. She is a well-known playwright and satirist. She has also written numerous children's plays including Earwigs, which was awarded "Best Young...
(born 1947), Irish writer - Maeve KellyMaeve Kelly-Career:Kelly was born in Ennis, County Clare and raised in Dundalk, County Louth. She settled in Limerick and studied nursing at St. Andrew's Hospital in London. She has written novels, short stories and poems, often dealing with women's struggle for equal rights. She received a Hennessy Lit....
(born 1930), Irish writer - Maeve KinkeadMaeve KinkeadMaeve Kinkead is an American soap opera actress.- Acting :After numerous roles on stage, Kinkead's first major role was as Angie Perrini on the soap Another World. She portrayed Angie from 1975 to 1980....
(born 1946), American actress - Maeve KyleMaeve KyleMaeve Esther Enid Kyle, OBE, née Shankey, , is an Irish Olympic athlete and hockey player. She competed in the 100m and 200m in the Melbourne Olympics and subsequently in the Rome Olympics and Tokyo Olympics...
(born 1928), Irish Olympic athlete and hockey player - Maeve MackinnonMaeve MackinnonMaeve Mackinnon is a Scottish folk singer. Originally from Glasgow, she performs primarily in Scottish Gaelic, but also in English. She is also one of two Gaelic singers who share the same name.-Early life:...
(born 1981), Scottish folk singer and songwriter - Maeve McGuireMaeve McGuireMaeve McGuire is an American actress, best known for her role as "Nicole Travis Drake" on the soap opera The Edge of Night, which she played from 1968 to 1974 and from 1975 to 1977...
(born 1937), American actress - Maeve O'BoyleMaeve O'BoyleMaeve "Mona" Monica O'Boyle is a singer-songwriter, signed to Linn Records.-External links:**...
(born 1987), Scottish singer-songwriter - Maeve O'DonovanMaeve O'DonovanMaeve O'Donovan was a finalist in the 2006/2007 final on the RTÉ programme "You're A Star." She made it to the semi-final. In the final week of the competition, her track, "Landslide", made it into the Irish music charts....
(born 1990), Irish singer - Maeve QuaidMaeve QuaidMaeve Quaid is a senior faculty member in the Business Administration program at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. Quaid was educated at McGill University, the London School of Economics as well as the University of Oxford...
, Canadian administrator - Maeve QuinlanMaeve QuinlanMaeve Anne Quinlan is an American actress and former professional tennis player. She is best known for starring in the critically acclaimed hit series South of Nowhere, which received two nominations in a row for Best Drama at the GLAAD Media Awards, and she has a recurring role on...
(born 1964), American actress and tennis player - Maeve SherlockMaeve SherlockMaeve Christina Mary Sherlock, Baroness Sherlock OBE is a Labour Party life peer who was the chief executive of the Refugee Council, a charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers in the UK, between August 2003 and October 2006. Prior to joining the charity, she worked as a special advisor to the...
(born 1960), British administrator
See also
- Queen Maeve International Summer SchoolQueen Maeve International Summer SchoolThe Queen Maeve International Summer School, is one of Ireland's largest traditional music summer schools, held annually since 1999 and was founded by Sligo tin whistle player Carmel Gunning. During the week, students from around the world attend daily classes taught by experts in Irish music and...
, or Scoil Samhraidh Miosgán Medbha, one of Ireland's traditional music summer schools