メイヴ
meivu
The English name Maeve is written in Japanese as メイヴ (meivu).
メイヴ is the Japanese transliteration of the female given name Maeve.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is meivu.
Did you know?
- While メイヴ uses Katakana for foreign names, a Japanese person might use 当て字 to assign kanji characters to Maeve that evoke imagery like 'spring' or 'flower' regardless of the name's Irish roots.
- The character ヴ is a relatively modern addition to the Japanese script designed specifically to mimic foreign sounds like 'v' that do not exist in native Japanese phonology.
- The pronunciation of the end of the name in Japanese, 'vu', is often replaced by the simpler 'bu' sound by many native speakers in casual conversation.
Examples in context
- あの方はメイブさんです。That person is Maeve.
- メイブさん、お元気ですか？Maeve, how are you?
- メイブさんと一緒に勉強しましょう。Let's study together with Maeve.
- メイヴさんはとても優しいです。Meivu-san wa totemo yasashii desu.Maeve is very kind.
- 友達のメイヴに手紙を書きました。Tomodachi no Meivu ni tegami o kakimashita.I wrote a letter to my friend Maeve.
- 新しい生徒はメイヴですか？Atarashii seito wa Meivu desu ka?Is the new student Maeve?
Example conversation
Misaki and Hiroto are talking about a new classmate.
- 美咲 Misakiメイヴさんはどこにいますか？Meivu-san wa doko ni imasu ka?Where is Maeve?
- 大翔 Hiroto彼女は図書室にいます。Kanojo wa Toshoshitsu ni imasu.She is in the library.
- 美咲 Misakiメイヴさんは本を読んでいますか？Meivu-san wa hon o yonde imasu ka?Is Maeve reading a book?
- 大翔 Hirotoはい、そうです。Hai, sō desu.Yes, she is.
