Etymology

Maher

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Ó Meachair
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Meachair“descendant of Meachar”
  2. English todayMaher

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meachair (“descendant of Meachar”), a personal name meaning "fine", "majestic".

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.