Moira (given name)

The name Moira, sometimes spelled Moyra, is an Anglicisation of the Irish name Máire, the Irish equivalent of Mary.[1] Transliterated with Greek letters Μοίρα is the Greek word for Destiny, i.e. the three Fates.

Moira
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameIrish
MeaningMary
Region of originIreland
Other names
Related namesMary, Maria, Maura

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References

  1. Daria Izdebska, The Oxford Handbook of Names and Naming, 2016, ISBN 0199656436, p. 538
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