maire

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noun

Any of a number of trees of New Zealand, mostly in genus Notelaea.

OriginIrish Máire →
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Meanings

maire1

nounmaire (plural maires)

plural maires

  1. Any of a number of trees of New Zealand, mostly in genus Notelaea.

Maire2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Irish.

Maire3

proper nounMaire (plural Maires)

plural Maires

  1. A surname from French.

Origin

Maire · proper noun

  1. IrishMáire“Mary”
  2. EnglishMaire

Anglicisation of Irish Máire (“Mary”).

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Maire · proper noun

  1. FrenchMaire
  2. FrenchMaire
  3. EnglishMaire

Borrowed from French Maire.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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