Máire: how to pronounce it and what it means

Girls' names

Name and meaning

Irish form of Mary

Origin

From Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία (María), Μαριάμ (Mariám), from Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryām).

How to pronounce it

MáireIPA: /ˈmˠɑːɾʲə/

Used as the equivalent of: Mary

Naming equivalents do not always have the same origin.

Sources

Name definitions adapted from Wiktionary via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA 4.0). CC BY-SA 4.0

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