Moira

Moira \moi-ra, mo-ira\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Moira is pronounced as M-OYRaa- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Moira: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; OY as in "toy (T.OY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"

What is the origin of Moira?

Moira is of Hebrew and Celtic origin. It is used mainly in English, Irish, and Scottish. The name is Anglicized from Máire. There was an obscure 4th-century martyr named Saint Maura. The name Moira has been adopted in the English-speaking world since the 19th century, especially in Scotland. In addition, Moira is an English, Irish, and Scottish form of the English Mary pronounciation. Moira an English form of the English and Irish Maureen name. Moira an English, Irish, and Scottish form of the Gaelic and Irish Máire name. Moira has 13 forms. Forms of the name Maura name variations (used in Irish and Scottish as well), baby name Moir, baby name Moirae, Moirah name, Moire meaning of name, Moreen meaning, meaning of Morene, baby name Morine, Moya definition, short names for Moyrah, short names for Moyre, and name Myra origin. Another English form is the spelling variant what does the name Moyra mean (used in Irish, and Scottish as well). See also the related form, the Gaelic and Irish Máire meaning.

The following famous people share the name Moira:

• Actress Moira Lister, born August 6, 1923 - 27 October 2007, Cape Town, South Africa
• Ballerina Moira Shearer, born 17 January 1926 - 31 January 2006, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
• Journalist Moira Stuart, born 2 September 1949, Hampstead, London, England
• Singer Moira Anderson, born 5 June 1938, Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

List of baby names that sound like Moira:

the name Maarii definition, the Estonian what does the name Maarja mean, the name Maera meaning of name, the name name Maerah origin, the name meaning of Maharai, the name what does the name Maheira mean, the name Mahir name variations, the name Mahire name, the name Mahra definition, the name nicknames for Mairah, the Irish name Maire origin, the Irish, Scottish, English, and Gaelic name Mairi origin, the name baby name Mamre, the Arabic meaning of Manar, the name Manarr meaning, the name name Manarre meaning, the English, Hebrew, Italian, Slavic, German, Hungarian, and Czech Mara definition, the name Marae name, the English and German Marah pronounciation, and the English Maree name variations.

The baby name Moira fun facts:

The name Moira in reverse order is "Ariom".

The numerological value of the name Moira is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Moira?

Moira is in the top names in USA.