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
Tonio	-	Italian
Cecilia	[si'sijə]
Chidiebere	-	Western African, Igbo
Candi	KAN-dee	English
Laleh	-	Persian
Foka	-	Russian