Maher

M3A1H4E1R1
/ˈmɑː(ɹ)//ˈmɑː.ə(ɹ)/Ireland/ˈmæ(h)əɹ/

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Meachair →
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Meanings

Maher1

proper nounMaher (plural Mahers)

plural Mahers · alternative Mahar · alternative Mayher · alternative Meagher

  1. A surname from Irish.

    After resigning from the WMF as CEO, Katherine Maher became CEO of NPR; it was a sideways move or even a step down.

    2025 September 30, Larry Sanger, “6. Reveal who Wikipedia’s leaders are.”, in larrysanger.org

Maher2

nounMaher (plural Mahers)

plural Mahers

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Mer (“member of Indian caste”).

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Meachair“descendant of Meachar”
  2. EnglishMaher

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

More words from Irish

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Rhymes & wordplay

Sounds the same

marMarr

Anagrams

haremHamerMerahMehraHamrerhemaRhame
Cite this entry
APA

Maher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maher

MLA

“Maher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maher. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maher,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maher.

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