Where does “Maire” come from?

Maire (English) comes from Irish Máire, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

Ancestry of “Maire”, step by step

Maire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish Máire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishMáireMary
2LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
3Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
4Hebrewמִרְיָם
5Aramaicמריםbitter
6Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם

via French maire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmairemayor; male mayor
2LatinMacerlean, skinny, meager
3Proto-Italicmakros
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ḱróslean, meager
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Aramaic מרים