At a Glance: Name: Mhairi – Meaning: vocative Gaelic form of Mary; Mary's own root is debated (proposed senses include 'bitter, ' 'beloved, ' or 'wished-for child') – Origin: Scottish Gaelic (from Hebrew via Mary) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: VAH-ree
Mhairi is a Scottish Gaelic (from Hebrew via Mary) girl's name meaning “vocative Gaelic form of Mary; Mary's own root is debated (proposed senses include 'bitter, ' 'beloved, ' or 'wished-for child')”. It appears in 5 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Mhairi
Meaning: Vocative Gaelic form of Mary; Mary's own root is debated (proposed senses include 'bitter, ' 'beloved, ' or 'wished-for child').
Origin: Scottish Gaelic (from Hebrew via Mary).
A common claim: Beloved Actually: Mary's root meaning is genuinely disputed among scholars; 'beloved' is only one of several proposed senses (others include 'bitter' or 'wished-for child'), not a settled fact.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Mhairi
Phonetic: VAH-ree IPA: /ˈvɑːri/
Popularity of Mhairi
Mhairi doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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