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What does Mairead mean?
Mairead 
as a name for girls has its root in Greek, and the meaning of the name Mairead is "pearl". Mairead is a version of Margaret (Greek): a saint's name.
STARTS WITH Ma-
ASSOCIATED WITH greek
Variations
VARIANT Maighread
RELATED FORMS VIA MARGARET Maiga, Marga, Marged, Margred
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Mairead Niya (M.N.), ..
How popular is Mairead?
Mairead is a rare given name for women. Mairead is a rare surname too for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Mairead reached its apex position of #99 in Ireland in 1998, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Margaret (#127 FROM RECENT DATA) is the only other prominent varying form of Mairead. Adoption of these forms of Mairead was at its highest in the 1910s (ADOPTION OF 2.32%) and is now much diminished (ADOPTION 0.14%, ▼94.1%).
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Maarva, Madira, Madra, Mahra, Maia▲, Maiah, Maida, Maidel, Maime, Mair, Maira▼, Maire, Mairi, Mairin, Maisa, Maisee, Maisha, Maiya, Maiyah, Malea, Maleah▲, Marah, Mareen, Marelda, Marell, Maren▲, Marena, Marfa, Mariah▼, Marial, Mariam▲, Marian▼, Marja, Marjan, Marla▼, Marlea, Marna, Marra, Marrelda (see Marelda), Marta▼, Marya, Maryam▲, Maryan, Mathea, Matrena, Mattea, Maura, Maure, Maureen▼, Maurene, Mauresa (see Maureen), Mavra, Mayra▼, Mayria, Mead, Meira, Mira▲, Miran, Mireio, Mirell, Mireya, Miriam▼, Mirian, Mirja, Mirjam, Mirka, Mirla, Mirna, Mirra, Mirta, Moira, Moire, Naiad, Shinead and Sinead. These names tend to be more commonly used than Mairead.
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