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Mhairi
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Mhàiri
English
Etymology
From en gd Màiri Mary, which in the vocative case becomes gd a Mhàiri.
Pronunciation
en /ˈvaːɹi/
Proper noun
en female Scottish Gaelic.
en 2010 w:Alexander McCall Smith The Importance of Being Seven Polygon 978-1-84697-145-7 13 Poor Mhairi Smellie. Her first name, a Scots Gaelic name, was pronounced "vary", which sounded close to very. The name Smellie was common enough in Scotland, but to be called something which sounded like "very smelly" was a singular misfortune, and indicative, surely, of a lack of parental foresight.
Anagrams
en ahiimr Rahimi