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
Nanako	nah-nah-ko	Japanese
Wobbe	-	Frisian
Adlard	['æla:d]
Aviya	-	Hebrew
Ninon	-	French
In'am	-	Arabic