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Máirin (female)

Variants:Maureen (F) Moira (F) Moyra (F)
Pet Name for:Máire (F) Máiria (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

Irish Gaelic pet name for Máire/Máiria.

Máirin may be Anglicized as Maureen [q.v.] and sometimes as Moira or Moyra. Miriam/Mariamne.
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