mˈeɪv mə kˈɔːən ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ðɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ spˈɛlɪŋ ʌv hɜː nˈeɪm, mˈɛdb, wˌɛn hɜː jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi tˈiːtʃɚ, ʃˈeɪməs hˈiːni, ɹˈoʊt hɜː nˈeɪm ðæt wˈeɪ wɛn sˈaɪnɪŋ bˈʊks tə hɜː.
Maeve McCaughan adopted the Irish spelling of her name, Medbh, when her university teacher, Seamus Heaney, wrote her name that way when signing books to her.