# Maher

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #18,880

## Definitions
1. A surname from Irish.

## Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Meachair (“descendant of Meachar”), a personal name meaning "fine", "majestic".

## Easily confused with
- **mar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-mar)
- **mer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-mer)
- **make** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-make)
- **male** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-male)
- **mate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-mate)
- **maze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-maze)
- **mare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-mare)
- **mane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-mane)
- **Marr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-marr)
- **Myer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-myer)
- **mahi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-mahi)
- **mohr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-mohr)
- **mair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-mair)
- **meer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-meer)
- **Mehr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-mehr)
- **Mawr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-mawr)
- **makes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-makes)
- **major** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-major)
- **mayor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-mayor)
- **maker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maher-vs-maker)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amher`, `maehr`, `maherr`, `mahher`, `mahre`, `mhaer`, `mmaher`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/maher