Comments for the name Maureen

Maureen Connolly was a tennis champion and is in the Tennis Hall of Fame.

Maureen O'Sullivan played Jane, the love of Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller), in six Tarzan movies between 1932 and 1942.

From the Irish "Máirín" ("MAH-reen"). The great Irish actress, Maureen O'Hara (born Maureen FitzSimmons), bore this name. Apparantly her mother had something against using the name "Mary" for her child, maybe fearing it was an insult to the Madonna. she must have been horrified when she found that Maureen translates roughly into "little Mary".

I have recently been to Germany and met a girl named MAREEN. I think this is a very nice form of MAUREEN, too.

Famous 'Maureens' include Maureen Teefy, Maureen MacLean, Maureen Reagan, Maureen Potter, Maureen Lipman, Maureen Stapleton, Maureen McTeer, Maureen Garrett, Maureen Hunter, Maureen McCormick, Maureen Connolly, Maureen Hayes, Maureen Forrester, Maureen Caird, Maureen Dowd, Maureen McGovern, Maureen Hemphill, Maureen Tucker, Maureen Castaneda, Maureen McCorry, Maureen O’Brien, Maureen McHugh, Maureen O’Hara, Maureen O’Connor, Maureen O’Gara, and Maureen O’Sullivan.

Maureen can come from Latin, Gaelic, Irish, Celtic, or Old French. Its possible meanings are great, little Mary, dark-haired, dark, or bitter. The Irish meaning is bitter. The Latin meaning is dark. The French meaning is dark-skinned.

A common nickname is Mo.

I bet loads of people get this name confused with Doreen.

Maureen has been on the top 1000 list from 1910 to the end of the 1990's. Its most popular year was the 1960's where it ranked 116.

Great Irish name, could be used also a middle name.

Maureen Johnson, the ecletic and wild character from the Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway Musical RENT by Jonathan Larson. Of all the real-life Maureens I've met, she's still the one that sticks out the most in my head and the first one that comes to mind. A very confidant character, if somewhat overboard at times, but it makes the name a very strong one in allusion to her. One-of-a-kind name for sure. "The Tango, Maureen...."

There's a author named Maureen Johnson who wrote my favorite book "The Burmedez Triangle" and of course Maureen of Rent.

Who ever could look at their baby girl and think she looks like a Maureen? AWFUL.

Maureen Coyle is a character in the film Psycho III that Norman Bates falls in love with. The film was directed by Anthony Perkins (who also plays Norman Bates in the film) in 1986.

This is also the youngest sibling of Jeannette in the book "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls.

Maureen Stevenson is the name of a 1903 Irish girl from the Sisters In Time series.

Maureen Shirreff is an advertising executive and is included in the new book In Their Shoes by the author Deborah Reber.

"Maureen" is a song by Fountains of Wayne.

It's an old-fashioned, unpleasant-sounding name that reminds me of that sorry excuse for a human being, Maureen Dowd. All in all, no redeeming features.

This is both my mother's and my grandmother's name, and they both pronounce it as "maw-REEN" or "mahr-EEN" and not "mo-REEN". My mother hates the nickname Mo and rather goes by Reen or Reenie.

Not very popular in Ireland anymore, considered old fashioned.

Stabler's daughter on Law and Order SVU is called Maureen.

This is my middle name, and I like it alright. I say More-een. Since my name is Amalia Maureen, my family calls me Molly Mo, but my sister calls me Mo-Mo. I don't really like this as a first name. It makes me think of either cheesy soap operas or old ladies. I like the nicknames, though, so I think it's still a good middle name.

I am a 42 year old named 'Maureen' and ALL of my life I have hated the name. I even hate introducing myself as 'Maureen'. I've even thought of changing my name. I have asked people to guess my name before I've introduced myself and they have thought of everything but 'Maureen'. Do not call your child this name. I would love to sue my parents for giving this horrible mane to me.

It really is like Maw-reen.

Yikes, I'm not feeling the love here.

Personally, I like the name. It doesn't really sound all that "old-fashioned" or ugly to me. In my opinion, it doesn't have that awful of a sound to it, depending on which pronunciation you choose to use. And this is coming from a fifteen-year-old.

I've never met someone named Maureen, though the first time I heard the name was in RENT, a musical by Jonathan Larson. While I did not like the character, I adored the name. It was unique, it didn't sound like something a moron would name their kid, and it had a mature feel to it without seeming like something from my grandma's childhood.

Maureen McCormick, Marcia Brady in the '70's TV show, The Brady Bunch.

I can't say I am a huge fan, I prefer Maura, but I can't disparage the name of that great actress, Maureen O'Hara!

Very pretty. Sounds very timeless, like you will never grow out of it (versus if you were named something like "Jaylee"). Also strong, sensible, and traditional.

I have an aunt named Maureen and if pronounced fully, we say More-een. She's always been Moe to everyone though. I'm not a huge fan, but it fits well with her siblings.

Why do some people think Maureen is a terrible name? I think it's pretty; I have a cousin and an aunt named Maureen.

Eww, this is basically a granny name, how could you ever call a baby Maureen?!?!?!

Maureen Robinson, a character in Lost In Space.

British actress and writer Maureen Lipman (b. 1946).

As a Maureen, I constantly get the nickname of Mo by many strangers and people who first meet me. I dislike that nickname with the passion of a thousand burning suns. Also super aggravating is pronouncing it as "Marine" as in a biologist or the military. As much as I love it and as unique it is, the above frustrates me so much I will most likely change my name in the future.

My ex-girlfriend's name is Maureen. She is NOT a nice person. Glad she is gone.