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Maureen /mɔːˈriːn/ is a female given name. Anglicized form of Máirín, a pet form of Máire, which is the Irish cognate of Mary, which is in turn derived from the Hebrew Miriam. It may also be a feminine form of Maurice.

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Variants include: Maura, Maury, Maurene, Maurianne, Marien, Maurine, Maurisa, Maurise, Maurissa, Marissa, Maurita, Maurizia, Mavra, Moira, Mora, Moreen, Morena, Morene, Moria and Morine.

Maureen may refer to:

People

  • Maureen Anderman (born 1946), American actress
  • Maureen Brennan (born 1954), British educator
  • Maureen Connolly (1934–1969), American tennis player
  • Maureen Dowd (born 1952), American journalist
  • Maureen Drake (born 1971), Canadian tennis player
  • Maureen Duffy (born 1933), British writer
  • Maureen Forrester (1930–2010), Canadian opera singer
  • Maureen Herman (born 1966), American rock musician
  • Maureen Hunter (born 1948), Canadian playwright
  • Maureen Johnson (born 1973), American writer
  • Maureen Lipman (born 1946), British actress
  • Maureen Louys (born 1978), Belgian television presenter
  • Maureen McCormick (born 1956), American actress
  • Maureen McGovern (born 1949), American singer
  • Maureen O'Hara (1920–2015), American actress
  • Maureen O'Sullivan (1911–1998), American actress
  • Maureen Stapleton (1925–2006), American actress
  • Maureen Tucker (born 1944), American drummer

    • Fiction

  • Maureen Corley, fictional character in Full Throttle (1995 video game)
  • Maureen Johnson, fictional character in the musical and movie Rent
  • Maureen Johnson, fictional character in novels by Robert Heinlein
  • Maureen Robinson, fictional character and mother of the Robinson family in Lost In Space

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