Maire - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Maire \ma(i)-re\ is a variant of Mare (Irish), Mary (Latin) and Mayra (Irish), and the meaning of Maire is "star of the sea". See also Mairin, Maureen and Moira.

The baby name Maire sounds like Maira, Mair, Muire, Moire, Maure and Mairi. Other similar baby names are Maime, Mira, Marra, Mara, Daira, Mari, Eire, Kaira, Laure, Loire, Mave, Maicy, Maicey, Macie, Macee, Maude, Madge, Madira, Madra, Maery, Maeve, Mai, Maia, Maiah, Maida, Maidie, Mairim, Maisie, Mazie, Maizie, Maisy, Maisey, Maisee, Maiya, Mamie, Mayme, Mame, Mahra, Marge, Mairead, Maiga, Marje, Marie, Maree, Marike, Marne, Marine, Marise, Marte, Mart, Marve, Mavra, Maura, Marice, Maren, Maurie, Mauve, Maye, Mae, Meira, Maisa, Miri, Saira, Yaira and Zaira.

Maire is a somewhat common first name for women (#3308 out of 4276) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#21416 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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