Muirgheas (Post reform spelling: Muiríos) is a masculine given name in the Irish language. The name is composed of two elements: the first, muir, means "sea"; the second element, gus, means "choice". The name has been Anglicised to the etymologically unrelated Maurice. A contracted form of the name is Muiris (which is also a form of Maurice in Irish).[1]
 Muirgheas in a Gaelic type, note the lenited g in the name (gh) once appeared in Irish orthography with a dot above it, as pictured. | |
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Irish |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Irish |
| Derivation | muir + gus |
| Meaning | "sea" + "choice" |
| Other names | |
| Anglicisation(s) | Maurice |
| See also | Muiris |
People with the name
edit- Muirgheas mac Aedh, (died 1021), Irish, king of Uí Díarmata
- Muirgheas Ua Cú Ceannainn, (died 1106), Irish, king of Uí Díarmata
- Muirgheas Ua hEidhin, (died 1180), Irish, king of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 352, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
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