Malay Names · Boy
Maher name meaning
“skilled, proficient”
- Letters
- 5
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- M
- Origin
- Arabic
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♂ Boy
- Arabic scriptماهر
1
records of Malaysian citizens on Wikidata carry the name Maher
A count of Wikidata records, not of the population.Maher is a boy's name from Arabic meaning 'skilled, proficient'.
What does Maher mean?
About the name Maher
Maher is a spelling of the Arabic name Mahir (ماهر), from the adjective māhir, 'skilled, proficient'. The same word exists in Malay as 'mahir'. Maher and Mahir are both used.
| Gender | ♂ Boy |
|---|---|
| Origin | Arabic |
| Syllables | Ma-her |
| First letter | Malay Names starting with M |
| Arabic script | ماهر |
|---|
Compound names with Maher
Sources
- Wiktionary: ماهر · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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