Given name & surname
Meagher
“descendant of Meachar”
Meagher is a surname from Irish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Meagher is a form of Maher. Maher goes back to Irish Ó Meachair, meaning “descendant of Meachar.”
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Where it comes from
Meagher is a form of Maher. Maher comes from Irish.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Meagher’s family of names
In English usage, Meagher as a surname has a related form in Maher. In English usage, Meagher as a surname has a related form in MEAGER.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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