Meaning 
The name Muirgheal has the following meaning: "Of the shining sea". It also has the same meaning in Irish and Gaelic. Also has the meaning of "myrrh" in Arabic. This name is commonly regarded as a variant of Mary, which means "star of the sea".
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Muirgheal is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Muirgheal for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Muriel, of which the name Muirgheal is a variant.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Muirgheal and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Muirgheal: Boys - Byron, Dawber, Durwood, Dwayne, Junior, Ramsey, Waylon, Zane, Girls - Aiyana, Claribel, Dawn, Destiny, Earlean, Jaelyn, Lassie, Merri, Merry, Both genders - Audrey, Carlisle, Raven, Sky
Variants 
The name Muirgheal is a variant of Muriel. Other popular variants of the name Muriel are: Merial (Irish), Meriel (Irish), Meriol, Merrial, Merriel, Muire, Muireall (Scottish), Muirgheal (Irish), Muiriol (Irish), Murial, Murielia, Muriell, Murielle (Irish)
Style 
We think the name Muirgheal should fall under the following style category: Celtic. See other Celtic names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Muirgheal to be: A sweet and imaginative personIn one word, you might describe Muirgheal as a(n) " imaginative" person. See other "imaginative" names for boys and girls.
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