First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1964. Masculine form of Maira, from Marija (“Mary”).
Mairis m
- a male given name
- Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
- [1] Population Register of Latvia: Mairis was the only given name of 689 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.