Mairead
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Origin of the name Margaret:
From the Greek Margarītēs, which is derived from maragon (a pearl).
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My sister is named Mairead. When we were kids, she had a lot of trouble explaining the pronunciation of her name to people. We started saying, "it rhymes with parade," but it was still a pain. As adults, though, I think it is really pretty.
I know a Mairead who also says "It rhymes with parade". It worked until someone got confused between "parade" and "promenade", and called her "Momenade".
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I know a girl who goes by Maidie (maid-E)
Since Mairead is a derivative of Margaret you could always use "Maggie" or "Margot" as nicknames.
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"The Irish form of Margaret, it became popular around the fourteenth century." -babynamesofireland.com
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Mairead Corrigan Maguire (b. 1944), Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner (1976)
Mairead Ni Dhomhnaill, renowned traditional singer from Ireland
Mairead Nesbitt, Irish fiddler- feisty fiddler of Celtic Woman- Mairead in song, story & screen: | Edit
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