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Muirgheos (male)

Variants:Maurice (M) Muiris (M)
Can be spelt:Muirgheas (M)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Irish Celtic, "sea choice", i.e. "mariner"; Anglicized as Maurice which is from Latin "a Moor".
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