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Muirgheas

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Gender
  
Masculine

Language(s)
  
Irish

Meaning
  
"sea" + "choice"

Language(s)
  
Irish

Derivation
  
muir + gus

Anglicisation(s)
  
Maurice

Muirgheas 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).

People with the name

  • 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
  • References

    Muirgheas Wikipedia