Names Like Mairead — Find Similar Baby Names
Mairead is a 7-letter Irish girls' name meaning “Name Of A Saint”. This page collects 115 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Maira and Maire, Irish cousins like Abban and Abiageal, rhyming names ending in -ead like Mead and Read, and names sharing the “saint” concept like Andrew and Athracht.
For the full Mairead profile (meaning, popularity history, famous people, state-by-state stats), see the main Mairead page.
Names Similar in Spelling to Mairead
24 baby names that differ from Mairead by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maira | 2 | Variant Of Mary Bitter. | Scottish | Female |
| Maire | 2 | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Mairearad | 2 | Pearl | Gaelic | Female |
| Mairia | 2 | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Maitea | 2 | Love | Spanish | Female |
| Macbean | 3 | Son Of Beathan | Scottish | Male |
| Maclean | 3 | Son Of The Servant Of John | Scottish | Male |
| Macleod | 3 | Son Of The Ugly Man | Scottish | Male |
| Macrae | 3 | Son Of Grace | Scottish | Male |
| Macray | 3 | Son Of Grace | Scottish | Male |
| Madra | 3 | Mother | English | Female |
| Madre | 3 | Mother | Spanish | Female |
| Maeret | 3 | Little Famous One | English | Male |
| Maiana | 3 | Flower | Chamoru | Female |
| Maibe | 3 | Grave | Egyptian | Female |
| Maida | 3 | "Maiden."Variant, Mayda, Exists. | Anglo | Female |
| Maidel | 3 | Maiden | English | Female |
| Maiele | 3 | "Eloquent, Skilled In Speaking" | Hawaiian | Male |
| Maile | 3 | A Vine That Grows In Hawaii That Is Used In Making Leis. | Hawaiian | Female |
| Maipe | 3 | Fiery; Hot | Chamoru | Male |
| Mairi | 3 | Bitter | Scottish | Female |
| Mairin | 3 | Goddess Of The Sea | Celtic | Female |
| Mairona | 3 | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Maisah | 3 | Walking With A Proud, Swinging Gait | Arabic | Female |
More Irish Names
24 baby names that share Mairead’s Irish origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Abban | Abbot ABRACHAM, BRAM | Male |
| Abiageal | Irish Form Of Abigail (Brings Joy) ADARA, ATHDARA | Female |
| Abracham | Irish Form Of Abraham | Male |
| Adare | From The Ford Of The Oak Tree | Male |
| Addergoole | From Between Two Fords | Male |
| Adeen | Little Fire | Female |
| Aderrig | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aeary | Scholar | Male |
| Afric | Pleasant | Female |
| Africa | Pleasant | Female |
| Agata | Kind | Female |
| Agate | Kind | Female |
| Aghaderg | From The Red Ford | Male |
| Aghadreena | From The Field Of The Sloe Bushes | Female |
| Aghamora | From The Great Field | Female |
| Aghamore | From The Great Field | Male |
| Aghaveagh | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghavilla | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Female |
| Aghna | Irish Form Of Agnes | Female |
| Aghy | Friend Of Horses | Male |
| Aguistin | Majestic | Male |
| Ahana | From The Little Ford | Female |
| Ahane | From The Little Ford | Male |
| Aideen | Little Fire | Female |
7-Letter M-Names Like Mairead
24 names that share Mairead's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Mairead's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Girls' Names — Compare to Mairead
Top 12 girls' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Mairead.
Names That Rhyme with Mairead
7 baby names that share Mairead's last 3 letters — -ead. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
Names That Start Like Mairead
18 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Mairead — Mai-. Good for parents who like Mairead's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mai | Brightness | Japanese | Female |
| Maia | Myth Name (Mother Of Hermes) | Greek | Female |
| Maibe | Grave | Egyptian | Female |
| Maida | "Maiden."Variant, Mayda, Exists. | Anglo | Female |
| Maile | A Vine That Grows In Hawaii That Is Used In Making Leis. | Hawaiian | Female |
| Maipe | Fiery; Hot | Chamoru | Male |
| Maira | Variant Of Mary Bitter. | Scottish | Female |
| Maire | Bitter | Irish | Female |
| Mairi | Bitter | Scottish | Female |
| Maisy | Pearl. Variant Of Margaret. | English | Female |
| Maite | Dearly Loved | English | Female |
| Maiti | Strong Battle Maiden | Irish | Female |
| Maiya | Surname Meaning "Rice Valley | Japanese | Female |
| Maiana | Flower | Chamoru | Female |
| Maible | Lovable | Irish | Female |
| Maidel | Maiden | English | Female |
| Maidie | Maiden | English | Female |
| Maiele | "Eloquent, Skilled In Speaking" | Hawaiian | Male |