What is the name meaning of MATHER. Phrases containing MATHER
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MATHER
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : patronyic from Mathers.English and Scottish : Altered form of Matheson.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Mather.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Son of Mather
Boy/Male
British, English
Son of Mather
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
God of Mather
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a mower or reaper of grass or hay, Old English mǣðere. Compare Mead, Mower. Hay was formerly of great importance, not only as feed for animals in winter but also for bedding.English : in southern Lancashire, where it has long been a common surname, it is probably a relatively late development of Madder (see Mader).English : The prominent Mather family of New England were established in America by Richard Mather (1596–1669) in 1635. He was a Puritan clergyman from a well-established family of Lowton, Lancashire, England. After he emigrated, he was in great demand as a preacher, finally settling in Dorchester, MA. His son Increase Mather (1639–1723) was a diplomat and president of Harvard. He married his step-sister Maria Cotton, herself the daughter of an eminent Puritan divine, John Cotton. Their son Cotton Mather (1663–1728) bore both family names. The latter was a minister who is remembered for his part in witchcraft trials, but he was also a man of science and a fellow of the Royal Society in London.
Boy/Male
English
Powerful army.
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English
Powerful Army; Strong Army
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. It may be a habitational name from an unidentified place name, or possibly a variant of Madeley.
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n.
See Madder.