Given name
Muireann
“woman of the sea”
Muireann is a variant of Muiel. One Irish interpretation is “woman of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Muireann is a variant of Muiel. One Irish interpretation is “woman of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Muireann is a variant of Muiel. An origin associated with Muiel is Irish.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Irish Gaelic use, one proposed formation combines muir (“sea”) and fionn (“white, fair”).
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Muireann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 10
- 0 boys · 10 girls
- Most popular year
- 2008
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2015. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Muireann’s family of names
Muireann shares a linguistic root with Mora(i)nn. Muireann has a related form in Muiel.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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