mavin

maven

and mavin (ˈmevnæ)

1. n. an expert; a self-proclaimed expert. (From Hebrew mevin via Yiddish.) A maven in the stock market you are not.

2. in. to act as a maven (sense 1). She’s always mavening about something.

verb

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ladonna	lə-DAHN-ə	African American
Dimas	-	Spanish, Portuguese
Camillus	kə-MIL-əs (English)	Ancient Roman
Donato	do-NAH-to (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Munkhtsetseg	-	Mongolian
Sayyid	-	Arabic