Mhairi

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Mhairi

/ˈvaːɹi/

Where it comes from

From Scottish Gaelic Màiri (“Mary”), which in the vocative case becomes a Mhàiri.

proper noun

A female given name from Scottish Gaelic. Poor Mhairi Smellie. Her first name, a Scots Gaelic name, was pronounced "vary", which sounded close to very. The name Smellie was common enough in Scotland, but to be called something which sounded like "very smelly" was a singular misfortune, and indicative, surely, of a lack of parental foresight

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"Mhairi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mhairi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Mhairi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mhairi

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"Mhairi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mhairi.

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@misc{mhairi_2026,
  title = {Mhairi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mhairi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}