Maher

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Maher^¹

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

Sounds like mar, Marr

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Mahers · Mahar · Mayher · Meagher

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.

Maher^²

noun Mahers

alternative Alternative form of Mer (“member of Indian caste”).

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: herman, egyptian, cairo, minister, egypt, baz, mahir, mahar, meagher, o'meara, meara, mahoney, malley, merrigan, mcelmurry, mahaffey

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@misc{maher_2026,
  title = {Maher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}