Save Gender Masculine Usage Scythian (Hellenized) Scripts Μαύης(Ancient Greek) 𐨨𐨆𐨀(Kharosthi) Meaning & History From Ancient Greek Μαύης (Maúēs), a Hellenized form of Scythian *mava or *mauka meaning "hero, tiger". This was the name of the first Indo-Scythian king, ruling from 98/85 to 60/57 BCE.