Maher
Maher is a name of differing origins, it may refer to:
Etymologies
An Arabic (written in Arabic ماهر) given name and surname meaning "skillful" or "talented" or "expert." In Arabic context, it is pronounced "Maa-her."
Persian adjective for "professional." See Mahir.
Also an individual can be referred or described as "Maher" in the language context of Albanians, Bulgarians, Croatians, Bosnians, Gorani, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Serbs, Romanians, and Aromanians, although not used frequently or in everyday language.
- Irish
Maher (or Mahar, Meagher) is an Irish surname deriving from the Gaelic O'Meachair, meaning the "kindly" or the "generous". The O'Meachair sept was part of the Ely O'Carroll clan and was concentrated in the areas of Kilkenny and Tipperary, notably the Barony of Ikerrin in Ireland. It is pronounced Ma-her.
Places
- Maher Island, small horseshoe-shaped island near Siple Island
- Maher, Colorado, an unincorporated town in the United States
- Maher, West Virginia
- Mahers, settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Maher Building, also known as the Illinois Hotel, historic building in Vero Beach, Florida
Persons
- Given name
- Maher Abd al-Rashid, Iraqi Army General during the Saddam Hussein rule
- Maher al-Assad, Syrian general and commander of the Republican Guard
- Maher Arar, Syrian-Canadian telecommunications engineer whose legal case involved compensation for "extraordinary rendition" practiced against him
- Maher Bouallegue, Tunisian Paralympian athlete
- Maher Charif, Palestinian Marxist historian
- Maher Jamal, Syrian politician
- Maher Al Mueaqly, imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia and a renowned recitor of the Holy Quran
- Maher Sabry, Egyptian theater director, playwright, film director, producer and screenwriter, poet, writer
- Maher Zain, Muslim Swedish R&B singer, songwriter and music producer of Lebanese origin
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- Surname
- Adam Maher, Dutch-Moroccan footballer
- Ahmad Maher (director), Egyptian film director
- Ahmad Mahir Pasha, former Prime Minister of Egypt
- Alice Maher, Irish painter and sculptor
- Allan Maher, Australian football player
- Ali Maher, Egyptian diplomat
- Ben Maher, British show jumper
- Bill Maher, host of Real Time with Bill Maher and former host of Politically Incorrect
- Bill Maher (rower), American rower
- Brendan Maher, Irish hurler
- Brett Maher, Australian basketball player
- Brett Maher (gridiron football), American gridiron football player
- Carmel Maher, Australian politician
- Christopher Maher, film and television actor and chef
- Davie Maher, English footballer
- Edwin Maher, New Zealand-born TV journalist
- Frank Maher (stuntman), British stuntman
- Fred Maher, American drummer, programmer and record producer
- George W. Maher, architect
- James Maher, Son of Hades, Child of Darkness, Ruler of the Underworld
- Joseph Maher, Irish character actor
- Jimmy Maher, Australian cricketer
- John Maher (Buzzcocks drummer), British drummer and car drag racer
- John Maher (hurler) (1908–1980), Irish hurler
- John A. Maher, American politician
- John W. Maher, American politician and veterinarian
- Johnny Marr, born John Martin Maher, guitarist for The Smiths
- John W. Maher, member of the South Dakota State House of Representatives
Kathleen M. Maher, American historian and National Landmark Executive Director
- Katherine Maher, an American consultant in technology and interim Executive Director of Wikimedia Foundation
- Kaitlyn Maher, American child singer
- Kevin Maher, English-born footballer
- Matt Maher, Canadian Christian music songwriter and worship leader
- Osama Ali Maher, Swedish politician and MP
- Pádraic Maher, Irish hurler
- Patrick Maher (writer), American writer
- Patrick Maher (hurler), Irish hurler
- Patrick Maher (Irish republican), member of the Irish Republican Army executed in Mountjoy Prison
- Peter Maher (athlete), Canadian marathon runner
- Peter Maher (boxer), Irish-American bare-knuckle boxer
- Peter Maher (hockey announcer) Canadian radio announcer for the Calgary Flames of the NHL
- Philip Maher, Irish hurler
- Richard Maher, TV writer
- Robyn Maher (b. 1959), Australian basketball player
- Sean Maher, American actor
- Shaun Maher, Irish football player
- Stephen Maher (footballer) (born 1988), Irish footballer
- Stephen Maher (hurler) (born 1993), Irish hurler
- T. J. Maher, full name Thomas Joseph Maher, Irish politician
- Ted Maher, Australian politician
- Tom Maher, Australian basketball coach
- Vincent Maher, an American senior lecturer at Rhodes University New Media L
- Warren Maher, Australian tennis player
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Court Decisions
- Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher, leading case in Australian contract law
- Maher v. Town Council of Portland, Canadian constitutional law court decision dealing with the constitutional guarantees for denominational schools
Other
- Maher Cup, Australian rugby league football trophy
- Maher (NGO), Indian non-profit organization running homes for women and children
- Maher (god), or Mahrem, an ancient god of the Aksumite pantheon
See also
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