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[Opinions] Maven (M)
by Belphoebe
12/22/2019, 2:17 PM
At the hairdressers the other day I overheard the name Maven (a man in his really forties). Maven is how I presume you spell his name. His name is pronounced MAY-vən. Also at the hairdressers two young children called Fox (boy) & Lou (girl)
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- ari.
12/23/2019, 9:40 AM
It's not bad, and I'd use it for a sneaky, fox-like, double agent character in a fantasy setting (I truly intend that as a compliment). I also think it could work on women, due to the similarity to Maeve.
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- noel (glaucous)
12/22/2019, 9:01 PM
I guess it's similar to Maverick or Haven, but it sounds matronly to me.
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- Xena
12/22/2019, 3:57 PM
I think of the word "Maven" i.e., an expert or connoisseurMy immediate association is with the author/blogger/activist Amanda Jette Knox, whose online name has been MavenOfMayhem for years. Her memoir, Love Lives Here, was super good!
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- RoxStar
12/22/2019, 2:35 PM
I think maven is a Yiddish word that saw some use outside Yiddish speakers that means expert.
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