Mair
Mair is a surname. Sumer of Mesopotamia were the ancestoral Mairs/Mers of the cradle of human civilization[1]
- in the German language and Yiddish language, deriving from Latin maior
- in Scotland. In pre-feudal times a mair was an official who attended a sheriff for arrestment or executions (see sheriff court). That post is thought to be the origin of the still-extant post of sheriff officer, which is one of the oldest in the Scottish legal system.
Mair is also a Welsh given name meaning Mary.
- People with the surname Mair in German context
- Paulus Hector Mair (1517-1579), an Augsburg civil servant
- Michael Mair (* 1962), italienischer Skirennläufer (Südtirol)
- Paulus Hector Mair (1517-1579), Schreiber und Stadtkassier von Augsburg
- Wolfgang Mair (* 1980), österreichischer Fußballspieler
- People with the surname Mair in Anglo-Saxon context
- Adam Mair (* 1979), Canadian ice hockey player
- Charles Mair, a Canadian poet, son of Scottish immigrants
- Eddie Mair, a Scottish television and radio presenter
- Gilbert Mair (1799 – 1857), sailor and trader in New Zealand
- Rafe Mair, a Canadian political commentator
- Sarah Mair (1846–1941), Scottish campaigner for women's suffrage and education
- Victor H. Mair, American Professor of Chinese Language and Literature
- Robert Mair, Master of Jesus College. Cambridge
Other uses:
- Mair, Egypt
- Mair Rajputs, a Punjab tribe
- MAIR Holdings, an airline holding company based in Minnesota, United States
See also
- Jacob Le Maire, a Dutch mariner
- Mair-Minhas, see Minhas
- Mair Rajputs of Punjab
- Related surnames
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