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Maher
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English
Etymology 1
Reduced Anglicized form of en ga Ó Meachair descendant of Meachar, a personal name meaning "fine", "majestic".
Alternative forms
en Mahar Mayher Meagher
Pronunciation
en /ˈmɑː(ɹ)/ /ˈmɑː.ə(ɹ)/
en /ˈmæ(h)əɹ/ Ireland
en mar Marr
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Maher.wav Southern England
Proper noun
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en Irish.
en w:Larry Sanger 6. Reveal who Wikipedia’s leaders are. https://larrysanger.org/6-reveal-who-wikipedias-leaders-are/ larrysanger.org 2025-09-30 After resigning from the WMF as CEO, Katherine Maher became CEO of NPR; it was a sideways move or even a step down. https://web.archive.org/web/20260413173234/https://larrysanger.org/6-reveal-who-wikipedias-leaders-are/ 13 April 2026
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Maher is the 1549th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 23222 individuals. Maher is most common among White (93.91%) individuals.
Further reading
Etymology 2
Noun
en Mer member of Indian caste.
Anagrams
en aehmr Hamer Hamre Mehra Rhame harem herma rhema