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What does Maira mean?
Maira 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced MAY-rah. It is of Irish origin. Variant of Mary. See also Mayra. Also form of Myra.
STARTS WITH Ma-
ASSOCIATED WITH irish
Variations
RELATIONS VIA MARY, MAYRA Mair, Maire, Mairi, Mal, Malia▲, Mame▼, Mamie▼, Manon, Manya, Mara▲, Mare, Maree, Maren▲, Maria▼, Mariam▲, Marian▼, Mariana, Marice, Marie▼, Mariel▼, Mariela▼, Marilla, Marin, Marion▼, Mariska, Marita, Maritsa, Maritza▼, Marja, Marjan, Marje, Marla▼, Marlo, Marya, Marysa, Masha, Maura, Maure, Maurita, Mavra, May▼, Mayme▼, Mayra▼, Mayria, Mimi, Miriam▼, Moira, Moire, Morag, Moya, Muire, Myra
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Maiba, ..
(male) Maima, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Maira Shannon (M.S.), ..
How popular is Maira?
Maira is a somewhat prominent first name for females (#2122 out of 4276, Top 50%) and also a somewhat prominent surname for all people (#76946 out of 150436, Top 51%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Maira was first listed in 1980-1989 and reached its apex rank of #732 in the U.S. in 1992, but is not found in the list at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Malia (#254 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Mame, Mamie, Mara (#681), Maree, Maren (#607), Maria (#116), Mariam (#548), Marian (#1210), Mariana (#286), Marie (#576), Mariel, Mariela (#1547), Marilla, Marin (#1382), Marion (#1605), Mariska, Marita, Maritza (#1682), Marla, Marlo (#1980), Mary (#126), Maura (#1576), May (#1645), Mayme, Mayra (#1501), Mimi, Miriam (#303), Moira (#1606) and Myra (#491) are the prominent varying forms of Maira listed in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Mairi, are seldom used. These relations of Maira were popular with parents during 1910-1919 (AVERAGE #1306) and are now significantly less popular (#1345, 91.2% LESS USAGE), with versions such as Marian becoming less in vogue. Mary has been the top favorite, though Maria is currently more frequently used.
Similar Names
Maira▼ is alike in pronunciation to Maery, Mahra, Mairi, Mara▲, Marah, Maraya, Maree, Mari, Marie▼, Maura, Maurie, Meara, Meera▲, Mera, Merri, Mira▲, Mireya, Miri, Mirra, Mora, Morah, Moraia, Moria, Moyra and Myrah. Other recommended sound-alike names are Ceira, Daeira, Daira, Fara, Iara, Kaara, Kaira, Keira▼, Lavra, Madira, Madra, Mahina, Maia▲, Maiah, Maida, Maiga, Maime, Mair, Maire, Mairim, Mairin, Maisa, Maiya, Malina, Manika, Mare, Marfa, Marg, Marisa▼, Marita, Marja, Marla▼, Marta▼, Marva▼, Maure, Mavina, Mavra, Mdina, Mika▲, Moia, Moina, Moire, Muire, Nadira, Sabra, Safira, Saira, Yaira, Zaira and Zara▲. These names tend to be less frequently used than Maira.
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