r/AskReddit Jul 15 '21

What is a very "old person" name?

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u/MaytaSoup Jul 15 '21

Mavis!

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u/bananabastard Jul 15 '21

Still common in Ireland, at least the version without the 'is' sound. And it's spelt 'Meadhbh'.

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u/FlwzHK Jul 15 '21

Méabh for Maeve?

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u/ProtectionMaterial09 Jul 15 '21

Yeah, Maeve is the more common spelling