Meaning of name Muriel

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Meaning

The name Muriel 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

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As a baby boy name, Muriel is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

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Pronunciation

The name Muriel is pronounced as mur-ree-yell

Origins

Muriel originates from the English language.
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Related names

The following names are baby names related to Muriel and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Muriel: 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

Popular Variants for the name Muriel: Merial (Irish), Meriel (Irish), Meriol, Merrial, Merriel, Muire, Muireall (Scottish), Muirgheal (Irish), Muiriol (Irish), Murial, Murielia, Muriell, Murielle (Irish)

Style

We think the name Muriel should fall under the following style category: Celtic.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Muriel to be: A sweet and imaginative person

In one word, you might describe Muriel as a(n) "imaginative" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Muriel (or its variants) are:

Muriel Rukeyser, born on 15 December, a famous writer. Muriel Rukeyser's background: An American poet and political activist, famous for her poems about equality, feminism, social justice, and Judaism. She was said to be the greatest poet of her 'exact generation' by Kenneth Rexroth.

Muriel Evans, born on 20 July, a famous actress. Muriel Evans's background: An American film actress famous for her many appearances in popular westerns of the 1930s for which she won a Golden Boot Award.

Muriel Hurtis-Houari, born on 25 March , a famous athlete. Muriel Hurtis-Houari's background: An athlete from France who competes in the 200 metre sprint where she won the 2002 European Championships and 4x100 metre relay events. She won the bronze medal in the 4x100m relay at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.