Given name & surname
Mair
“star of the sea”·“from the sea of bitterness”
Mair is a variant of Mary. Interpretations include “star of the sea” and “from the sea of bitterness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mair is a variant of Mary. Interpretations include “star of the sea” and “from the sea of bitterness”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
Mair’s family of names
Mair shares a linguistic root with Mary. In Welsh usage, Mair has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Maria. Mair has a related form in Mary.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mair has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
18 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Mair
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Mair, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Marín
“marine, of the sea”
50% boys · 50% girls
Larch
“one who is full of life” · “resembling the evergreen tree”
43% boys · 57% girls
Ascariz
“ash tree; spear”
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Ávila
“bird”
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Fleuri
“flower”
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Tamarack
“from the tree”
31% boys · 69% girls
Escarís
“ash tree; spear”
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Florianne
“flower”
1% boys · 99% girls