Mab Forename
121,210th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 3,443 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Iraq
Mab Forename Definition:
In mid C19-20 a diminutive of Mabel, is almost certainly the original thereof. ‘It would be most satisfactory to take it from meadhail, joy; but this is far from certain, and it may come from an old comparative of mor, great.’ Shakespeare’s Queen Mab is that Irish heroine of romance who, from Meadhbh turning into the more ‘human’ Meave, became, ‘like other favourite Irish heroines,’ queen of the fairies.
Read More About This ForenameMab Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | - | 916 | 1:174,084 | 9,484 |
| Iraq | 100% | 772 | 1:45,360 | 1,650 |
| India | 68% | 421 | 1:2,885,696 | 133,204 |
| Pakistan | 62% | 295 | 1:658,840 | 13,705 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 233 | 1:132,243 | 12,172 |
| Morocco | - | 136 | 1:252,564 | 6,008 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 126 | 1:2,047,331 | 104,515 |
| Brazil | 90% | 110 | 1:1,947,601 | 41,393 |
| United States | 60% | 90 | 1:4,028,189 | 53,797 |
| Cambodia | 66% | 85 | 1:191,451 | 6,272 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 48 | 1:149,000 | 10,084 |
| England | 75% | 23 | 1:2,417,518 | 28,771 |
| DR Congo | 50% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Jordan | 50% | 18 | 1:490,376 | 3,812 |
| France | - | 14 | 1:4,747,881 | 19,704 |
| Malaysia | 79% | 10 | 1:3,044,994 | 79,253 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 9 | 1:2,042,163 | 43,570 |
| Egypt | 100% | 9 | 1:10,211,216 | 21,716 |
| Liberia | 100% | 8 | 1:551,508 | 14,444 |
| Philippines | 67% | 7 | 1:15,144,211 | 189,875 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 6 | 1:5,437,253 | 29,511 |
| Tunisia | - | 6 | 1:112,817 | 6,145 |
| Thailand | 75% | 6 | 1:11,677,636 | 152,954 |
| Canada | - | 6 | 1:5,522,229 | 52,759 |
| Mexico | 67% | 5 | 1:24,828,885 | 53,479 |
| Iran | - | 5 | 1:15,699,374 | 37,124 |
| Papua New Guinea | 67% | 3 | 1:2,717,438 | 132,395 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Congo | 100% | 3 | 1:1,669,735 | 30,542 |
| Wales | - | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Benin | - | 3 | 1:3,525,281 | 51,145 |
| Australia | - | 3 | 1:4,552,541 | 30,048 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Ukraine | - | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| South Africa | 100% | 2 | 1:27,266,324 | 304,698 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Argentina | - | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Syria | - | 1 | 1:19,306,075 | 9,560 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Central African Republic | - | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,073 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Czechia | 62% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Germany | 100% | 1 | 1:96,677,876 | 95,912 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Hong Kong | - | 1 | 1:7,752,725 | 20,144 |
| Italy | 72% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Ivory Coast | - | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Netherlands | 89% | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
Mab (1,545) may also be a surname.
Mab Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
In mid C19-20 a diminutive of Mabel, is almost certainly the original thereof. ‘It would be most satisfactory to take it from meadhail, joy; but this is far from certain, and it may come from an old comparative of mor, great.’ Shakespeare’s Queen Mab is that Irish heroine of romance who, from Meadhbh turning into the more ‘human’ Meave, became, ‘like other favourite Irish heroines,’ queen of the fairies. (Yonge.)
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
A Celtic name, meaning: Mirth. Legendary queen of the fairies.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Mab Forename Popularity
Mab Demographics
Mab Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 16 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maab | 86 | 475 | / |
| Mabd | 86 | 323 | / |
| Maib | 86 | 177 | / |
| Mabs | 86 | 147 | / |
| Majb | 86 | 75 | / |
| Mahb | 86 | 66 | / |
| Mhab | 86 | 56 | / |
| Maub | 86 | 35 | / |
| Mayb | 86 | 32 | / |
| Maeb | 86 | 30 | / |
| Mabz | 86 | 15 | / |
| Matb | 86 | 11 | / |
| Masb | 86 | 9 | / |
| Mabh | 86 | 8 | / |
| Mabt | 86 | 5 | / |
| Meab | 86 | 5 | / |
| Mmab | 86 | 3 | / |
| Hmab | 86 | 2 | / |
| Mabp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mahab | 75 | 5,432 | / |
| Ma'ab | 75 | 408 | / |
| Meabh | 75 | 252 | / |
| Mahub | 75 | 152 | / |
| Maebh | 75 | 103 | / |
| Mhabh | 75 | 26 | / |
| Maibh | 75 | 16 | / |
| Mhabt | 75 | 8 | / |
| Mahbt | 75 | 5 | / |
| Maabd | 75 | 5 | / |
| Maybs | 75 | 4 | / |
| Mabsh | 75 | 4 | / |
| Maybz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Maubh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Masbh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Mmabh | 75 | 3 | / |
| Maybt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mashb | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mattb | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maihb | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maibs | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mabdh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Maaab | 75 | 2 | / |
| Mautb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mabht | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maubd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mauhb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maujb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Massb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maehb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mabpe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mabss | 75 | 1 | / |
| M'Hab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Machb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mhaab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Meahb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wmahb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hmaeb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahbh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mhabs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mhajb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mheab | 75 | 1 | / |
| Majbh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahbz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahbs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mahjb | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mhabz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Maw | 67 | 112,464 | / |
| Mob | 67 | 24,240 | / |
| Map | 67 | 16,217 | / |
| Mahbth | 67 | 1,835 | / |
| Maf | 67 | 1,123 | / |
| Mav | 67 | 772 | / |
| Meb | 67 | 234 | / |
| Mabowa | 67 | 94 | / |
| Mahaib | 67 | 14 | / |
| Mahaub | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mahabb | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mahaab | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mabova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahthb | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mahbåd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mabhdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Möb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahieb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahajb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mhabdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maybth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mashsb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Massbh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mahasb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maaabd | 67 | 1 | / |
| M-Auyb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hmabth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbâ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maahab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meabdh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Masbth | 67 | 1 | / |
Mab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mab in the Russian language | ||
| Маб | mab | - |
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