Given name

Muira

“woman from the moor”

Muira is used as a given name. One Scottish interpretation is “woman from the moor.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Scottish interpretation is “woman from the moor.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Scottish.

Muira’s family of names

Muira has a related form in Muire. Muira has a related form in Muirne.

Walk Muira’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Muira, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Scottish

Malmuira

“a dark-skinned beauty”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Scottish

Gaira

“a petite woman”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Scottish

Coira

“of the churning waters”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Scottish

Akira

“one who acts as an anchor”

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15% boys · 85% girls

Scottish

Moireach

“a respected lady”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Scottish

Malcomina

Malcomina is used as a feminine counterpart of Malcolm.

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Scottish · Nature

Nairna

“from the alder-tree river”

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Scottish

Middlemas

Middlemas is a surname from Scottish.

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Muira’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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