Maher

//ˈmɑː(ɹ)// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.

    "After resigning from the WMF as CEO, Katherine Maher became CEO of NPR; it was a sideways move or even a step down."

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"Bill Maher is reactionary and unfunny."

Etymology

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

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