Maureen

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Maureen

/ˈmɔːɹiːn/
/mɔːˈɹiːn/

Rhymes with -ɔːɹiːn, -iːn

Where it comes from

Anglicized from Irish Máirín, diminutive of Máire, an Irish equivalent of Mary. By surface analysis, Maura + -een.

proper noun

A female given name from Irish. I am Maureen because Uncle Louis liked the film star Maureen O'Hara. Fine. The fact that a small sallow baby born in Hull was unlikely to grow up into a flame-haired temptress with flashing green eyes and the cleavage the size of Galway was neither here or there. Maureen I became. Or Marine on the o

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Closest in meaning: christine, morin, marine, navy, marie, miriam, moira, maura, mary, maria, mariam, mari, marion, malia, molly, polly

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"Maureen." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/maureen. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{maureen_2026,
  title = {Maureen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maureen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}