English
Maher
Maher comes from Irish Ó Meachair ‘descendant of Meachar’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Meachair‘descendant of Meachar’
- Englishearliest quotation 2025Maher
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Meachair‘descendant of Meachar’
- Englishearliest quotation 2025Maher
Earliest quotation: 2025, Larry Sanger, 6. Reveal who Wikipedia’s leaders are.: “After resigning from the WMF as CEO, Katherine Maher…”
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meachair (‘descendant of Meachar’), a personal name meaning "fine", "majestic".
Every English word from Irish Ó Meachair
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ó Meachair / Maher