Girl name origins & meanings
- Irish : Bitter
- Hebrew : Bitter; rebellion
Girl name variations
Family name origins & meanings
- Scottish : occupational name for an officer of the courts whose functions resembled those of an English beadle (i.e. a minor official who dealt with petty offenders) and who was known as a mair. Compare Mayer 1. Reaney remarks that this title was used not only of the king’s herald or sergeant but also of such officers as a head forester.
- Jewish : variant of Meyer 2.