Maureen Name Meaning

Gender :

Feminine

Meaning of Maureen :

Used in country/religion :

American , Australian , British , Celtic , Chinese , Danish , English , French , German , Hebrew , Irish , Latin

Variant Names of Maureen:

Maura, Maurene, Maurianne, Maurine, Maurisa, Maurise, Maurissa, Maurita, Maurizia, Mavra,

Rhyming Names of Maureen: 

Names Similar to Maureen :

Maurice, Mauricio, Maura, Maurelle, Maurina, Maurine, Maurice, Maur, Maurice, Maurizia

Popularity Rank :

Maureen name was top ranked at 281 position in American during year 1930and most recently ranked at 3681 position in American during year 2012

Name Maureen has been Most Popular throughout the last hundred plus years and ranked at 478 position. 143910 numbers of people were named Maureen so far in last 100 years. (SSA)

More about :

The feminine name Maureen is an Anglicized version of Máirín, which is the Irish diminutive of Mary. Mary is the English form of Maria, which is the Latin version taken from the New Testament, derived from the Greek names Maria and Mariam. These Greek names were ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Miryam, which was given to the sister of Moses from the Old Testament.

 

The meaning of the name is not known for certain, however, there are several theories from “rebelliousness”, "wished for child" to the “sea of bitterness”. However, it was probably taken from an Egyptian name that was derived from the name mry meaning “beloved” or mr meaning “love”.

Maureen Numerology :

Personality No. 9. People with name Maureen desire love & independence. They love arts & music. They are generous, kindhearted, humane & philanthropic. Person with Maureen having 9 as Personality number love traveling & teaching but hate restraint. They are bold, functional, broadminded & spiritual. They have will power & are determined , but are impulsive, contentious, ill-tempered, rebellious & impatient too. More Numerology