Mairead
Mairead is a girl name of Irish origin, meaning Pearl.
What Mairead means
Pearl.
Mairead sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Mairead comes from
Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.
Mairead is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.
How popular is Mairead?
Mairead is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Mairead is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Mairead
Mairead spans Gem and grace and gentleness, which is why it can read differently depending on which association you notice first. Both threads are worth following.
Names like Mairead
These share Mairead's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Meilin — Beautiful and graceful jade.
- Gemma — Precious gem.
- Ling — Delicate; the tinkling of jade.
- Aifric — Pleasant and agreeable.
- Aoibhinn — Radiant and beautiful.
- Aoife — Beautiful; radiant.
- Caoimhe — Gentle, beautiful and precious.
- Deirdre — She who whispers; sorrowful beauty.
- Fionnuala — Fair shoulder; white maiden.
- Grainne — Grain; grace; love.
- Nuala — White shoulder; fair.
- Sadhbh — Sweetness and goodness.
More Irish names
- Maeve — She who intoxicates; queen.
- Malachy — Messenger of God.
- Lorcan — Little fierce one.
- Muireann — Sea-fair; of the white sea.
- Liam — Strong-willed warrior and protector.
- Naoise — A warrior of legend.
- Lennon — Little cloak; dear one.
- Niall — Champion; cloud.
- Laoise — Radiant girl; light.
- Niamh — Bright; radiant.