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What does Maire mean?
Maire 
as a girls' name is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Maire is "star of the sea". Maire is an alternate form of Mare (Irish, Latin): variation of Mary. Maire is also a derivative of Mayra (Irish, Latin). See also Mairin, Maureen, Moira
STARTS WITH Ma-
Variations
VARIANTS Muire, Moire, Maure, Mair
RELATED FORMS VIA MARE, MARY, MAYRA Maira▼, Mairi, Mal, Malia▲, Mallie▼, Mame▼, Mamie▼, Manon, Manya, Mara▲, Maree, Maren▲, Maria▼, Mariam▲, Marian▼, Marice, Maridel, Marie▼, Mariel▼, Marilee▼, Marin, Marion▼, Marita, Marja, Marje, Marla▼, Marlo, Marya, Maryse, Masha, Maura, Maureen▼, Maurene, Maurine▼, Maurise, Mavra, May▼, Mayme▼, Maymie, Mayria, Mimi, Moira, Myra
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Mere, ..
(male) Maice, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Maire Magnolia (M.M.), ..
How popular is Maire?
Maire is a somewhat popular first name for women (#3308 out of 4276, Top 77%) and an even more popular surname for all people (#36129 out of 150436, Top 24%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Maira, Malia (#254 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Mallie, Mame, Mamie, Mara (#681), Maree, Maren (#607), Maria (#116), Mariam (#548), Marian (#1210), Marie (#576), Mariel, Marilee, Marin (#1382), Marion (#1605), Marita, Marla, Marlo (#1980), Mary (#126), Maura (#1576), Maureen, Maurine, May (#1645), Mayme, Maymie, Mayra (#1501), Mimi, Moira (#1606) and Myra (#491) are the prominent alternative forms of Maire (OUTSIDE TOP 2000). Other variants, like Mavra, are seldom used. These forms of Maire were favored 108 years ago (ADOPTION OF 8.3%) and are now significantly less common (ADOPTION 0.6%, ▼92.9%). Mary has been the most prevalent, though Maria is now the preferred form, while forms like Maira are now less popular. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Adaire, Blaire▲, Claire▲, Eire, Klaire, Laure, Loire, Mable▼, Macee, Macie, Madge▼, Madira, Madra, Mae▼, Maery, Maeve▲, Mahra, Mai▼, Maia▲, Maiah, Maible, Maicey, Maicy, Maida, Maidel, Maidie, Maiga, Maime, Mairead, Mairim, Maisa, Maisee, Maisey, Maisie▲, Maisy, Maiya, Maizie, Malke, Marg, Marge, Mari, Marike, Marine, Marise, Marne, Marra, Mart, Marte, Marve, Maude▼, Maurie, Mauve, Mave, Maxie▼, Maxime, Maxine▼, Mayde, Maye▼, Mazie▼, Mazine, Meira, Mike, Mira▲ and Miri. These names tend to be less commonly used than Maire.
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