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

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

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