Meadghbh as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Meadghbh

What is the meaning of the name Meadghbh ?

The baby name Meadghbh is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /meɪv/ (MAYV).

Meadghbh is Irish, Irish (Gaelic) in Origin.

Meadghbh is an unconventional modern respelling of the Irish name Meadhbh (standard Méabh), which descends from Old Irish Medb, the legendary queen of Connacht in the Ulster Cycle, most famously in the Táin Bó Cúailnge. The name’s meaning is “intoxicating” or “she who intoxicates,” likely linked to mead, from Proto-Celtic *medu- and Proto-Indo-European *médhu. Usage is documented from early medieval Ireland and resurged during the Gaelic revival, later spreading via the anglicized Maeve.

Common variants include Méabh, Meadhbh, Medbh, Meabh, and the English Maeve (also Maev, Meave, Mave). All are typically pronounced like “Maeve.” The form Meadghbh, while eye-catching, is non-standard within Irish orthography; it preserves the historic dhbh cluster but inserts a silent g, so it would ordinarily be read the same as Maeve. Contemporary bearers often choose simplified spellings for ease outside Ireland.

⚙ Meadghbh doesn't appear in any of the birth registries or name datasets we track. Most often that means a rare name, a regional or heritage one, or a recent coinage. By any reading, it's an exceptionally uncommon choice.