The name of a female fairy, esp. the queen of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy.
A moon of Uranus was discovered by Mark R. Showalter and Jack J. Lissauer using the Hubble Space Telescope on August 25, 2003. Mab is also designated as "Uranus XXVI" and "S/2003 U1". Queen Mab, a fairy queen from English folklore who is mentioned in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.
Mab (mab', ) is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered by Mark R. Showalter and Jack J.