Muirenn

Gender Feminine
Usage Old Irish [1], Irish Mythology

Meaning & History

From Old Irish muir "sea" and finn "white, blessed". This is another name of Muirne, the mother of the legendary hero Fionn mac Cumhaill.

Related Names

VariantsMairenn(Old Irish) Muireann(Irish Mythology)
Other Languages & CulturesMuireann(Irish)

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   complex   serious  

Categories

sea, water, white

Sources & References

  1. O'Brien, Kathleen M. Index of Names in Irish Annals, available from https://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Muirenn.shtml.
Entry updated June 9, 2023