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[Facts] Re: Moirene??
An alternative spelling of Maureen?
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My first thought tooSome type of alternative Anglicization of Máirín (Mairin).

This message was edited 7/21/2009, 8:58 AM

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It looks like a more unusual anglicisation of Máirín (Mairin - site won't link it with accents), which Maureen comes from. According to the site it can be pronounced MOI-reen or MAW-reen.

This message was edited 7/21/2009, 6:39 AM

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It kind of looks like a cross between Moira and Maureen.~Ilana~
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not pronounced the same Moirene is m-oy-reen. Maureen is M-or-reen in Australia at least
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I would say that Moireen is a version of Maureen/Máirín influenced by Moira/Moyra.
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