Maureen

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Maureen is a diminutive form of the name Mary, which means "bitter" or "beloved" in Hebrew.
Pronunciation
Maureen is pronounced MAWR-een or MAH-reen.
maw-REEN(English)
Popularity
Maureen is not a very common name in the world, ranking as the 1,029th most popular baby girl name in the United States in 2020.

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Maureen Name meanings & History

Maureen is a diminutive form of the name Mary, which means "bitter" or "beloved" in Hebrew. Anglicized form of Máirín. Maureen is primarily used as a girl's name.

Zodiac Sign of Maureen: Mother Cancer

Synonyms of Maureen:

M: Mother,Mushy,Manipulative,Memory,Mommy,Maternal,Memorabilia

A: Aggressive,Argumentative,Angry,Action,Assertive,Ambitious

U: Unity,Undermining,Utopia,Understanding,Universality

R: Resourceful,Rational,Reason,Restless

E: Environment,Enliven,Entertain,Exaggerate,Expressive,Enlighten

N: Nervous,Nagging,Neurosis,Nitpicking,Nutrition,Nice,Neat

Maureen is:

  • a Classic name
  • a Formal name
  • a Mature name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strong name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people with the name Maureen include Maureen O'Hara, an Irish-American actress, and Maureen McCormick, an American actress and singer best known for her role as Marcia Brady on the sitcom The Brady Bunch.

2.) Maureen (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: (Irish, French) night-loving

Other Forms: Maura, Maurene, Maurine, Moreen, Morene


3.) Maureen (Female)

Usage:

Meanings: (French) dark. (Irish) a form of Mary. See also Morena.

Other Forms: Maireen, Maireena, Maireene, Mairin, Mairina, Mairine, Maurena, Maurene, Maurina, Maurine, Mauritzia, Moureen


4.) MAUREEN (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Anglicized form of Mairin, a pet form of Maire, which is the Irish cognate of Mary. See MARY The name is common throughout the English-speaking world. Var: Maurene, Maurine. (MAUR-EEN, MOR-EEN)


5.) Maureen (Female)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: Sea Dew


6.) MAUREEN (Female)

Usage: Irish

Meanings: Anglicized form of Mairin, a pet form of Maire, the Gaelic form of Mary. See MARY. Var: Maurine. (MAU-REEN, MO-REEN)


7.) MAUREEN (Female)

Usage: Scottish

Meanings: A borrowing from the Irish, Maureen is an Anglicized form of Mairin, a pet form of Maire, which is the Irish cognate of Mary. See MARY; The name is now common throughout the British Isles. Var: Maurene, Maurine. (MOR-REEN)


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