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Maura

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Maura¹

Where it comes from

Either from Irish Máire and Scottish Gaelic Màiri, or from Italian Maura. When borrowed from Irish, a doublet of Moira.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic, of English, Scottish and Irish usage, variant of Mary. Fentanyl represents the latest wave of a rolling drug epidemic that has been fueled by prescription painkillers, as addicts continue to seek higher highs and cheaper fixes. “It started out as an opioid epidemic, then heroin, but now it’s a fentanyl epidemic,” Maura Healey, the attorney general of Ma
  2. A female given name from Italian, masculine equivalent Mauro.

Maura²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Catalan, French, and Italian Maura.

proper noun Mauras

  1. A surname.

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MLA

"Maura." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maura. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Maura. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/maura

Chicago

"Maura." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/maura.

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@misc{maura_2026,
  title = {Maura},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maura},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}