Mhairi

See also: Mhàiri

English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Màiri (“Mary”), which in the vocative case becomes a Mhàiri.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːɹi/

Proper noun

Mhairi

1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.
   • 2010, Alexander McCall Smith, The Importance of Being Seven, Polygon, →ISBN, page 13:

     Poor Mhairi Smellie. Her first name, a Scots Gaelic name, was pronounced "vary", which sounded close to very. The name Smellie was common enough in Scotland, but to be called something which sounded like "very smelly" was a singular misfortune, and indicative, surely, of a lack of parental foresight.

Anagrams

• Rahimi