Mair

Girl · Hebrew, through Latin

Mair

Say it: MIRE

Meaning

Welsh form of Mary, from Hebrew Miryam, whose meaning is uncertain.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Welsh

The family of the name

English	Mary
Irish	Máire

Names worth a look

GwenllianGirlFrom gwen 'white, fair, blessed' and a second element usually read as lliant 'flood, flow', which is uncertain.Middle Ages · forgotten

GwenhwyfarGirlFrom gwen 'white, fair, holy' and a second element often linked to sebarā 'phantom, magical being'; the analysis is…Middle Ages · forgotten

NestGirlUncertain; usually treated as a Welsh pet form of Agnes, though this is not proven.Middle Ages · forgotten

ElunedGirlUncertain; possibly from eilun 'image, idol'.Middle Ages · forgotten

GwenfrewiGirlFrom gwen 'white, fair, blessed' and a second element of uncertain meaning.Early Medieval · forgotten

TangwystlGirlFrom tang 'peace' and gwystl 'pledge, hostage': 'peace-pledge'.Middle Ages · forgotten

MaryGirlFrom Hebrew Miryam, through Greek and Latin Maria; the meaning is uncertain, with many proposals and none settled.Biblical · peak 1891

MarkBoyLatin Marcus, probably from the god Mars.Biblical · peak 1960

Where this comes from

National birth statistics of European countries source
National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.