Comments for the name Moira

This name always makes me think of Peter Pan.
"Wendy Moira Angela Darling--"
"Wendy's enough."

There's a hot character on The L Word named Moira.

I know two girls who pronounce this name MOORE-ah.

British dancer and actress Moira Shearer (Dumfermline, Scotland, January 26, 1926 - Oxford, England, January 31, 2006) bore this name. She appeared in six films - The Red Shoes (1948), The Tales of Hoffmann (1951), The Story of Three Loves (1953), The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955), and Les collants noires and Peeping Tom (both 1960). Though she remained a dancer more than an actress, in movies she is, however, best remembered for her performance as Vicky Page in The Red Shoes.

I know a darling little girl named Moira. I think it's an adorable name, even though the pronunciation sometimes throws people.

I always think of Peter Pan, because Wendy's name is Wendy Moira Angela Darling. That's actually how I fell in love with it.

I LOVE the name Moira because it's kinda my name, lol, but anyone looking to name their baby Moira rocks!

Moira is also the Greek word for "fate."

Hmm, this name seems to be the (English) phonetic spelling of the Scots Gaelic name "Moire", a title used for the Virgin Mary (the Irish use "Muire" ("MWEE-ra") to refer to Mary).

A very beautiful elegant name.

I have several Moiras in my family, and all pronounce it MORE-ah, not MOY-rah. I think it's lovely, and a nice alternative to Laura, Nora, Zora, Dora, Cora, etc.

Very rich and full and sweet like a good dessert.

I love the name Moira, I prefer Moirah though. I think the final 'h' gives it a kind of magical expression. I love that. If I'll ever have a daugther I might call her Moirah.

Moira McTaggert from X-men. She was a Scottish scientist and friend of Professor Xavier.

I think Moira is an awesome name! I think it's way better pronounced MOY-ra because I can't think of many names that sound much like that. It gives it originality. When people pronounced MOR-A I think it just sounds like other common names like Dora, Nora, etc.

The route of meaning through derivations of Mary, Maria seems a bit far-fetched--can anyone tell me why this is the given etymology? I don't know which cultures have used the name and under what influence, but I think it's more plausible to suggest that Moira came directly from the Attic Greek feminine noun" "Moira, moiras," meaning "Fate."

Moira Kelly is an actress best known for role as Chad Michael Murray's mother Karen Roe on the television show "One Tree Hill". Also, she is the voice of Nala in Disney's "The Lion King" series.

The way the 'o' and 'i' sound follow each other isn't very pleasant-sounding.

I have a Moira in my family, and I think it is a beautiful name. Most people who know her pronounce it MOI-ra, however a couple her siblings pronounce it MY-ra, which I personally find annoying but it's just another little pronunciation to throw into the mixer.

Moira is the name of the main character in the Robert Munsch book 'Moira's Birthday'.

In Greek Mythology the Moirae were the rulers of destiny - even the Gods were under their power. They controlled the metaphorical thread of life of every mortal from birth to death.

Also a very beautiful name!

Moira Byrne was the daughter of Morgan Rowlands and Hunter Niall in the series of books Sweep by Cate Tiernan. Moira only appears in the last book, Night's Child. I think this is a lovely name!

It seems to me a very modern name. It's my mother's name and suits her just fine and it's not very popular (she's the only Moira I know).

Moira is the name of a town in Co Down, Northern Ireland. Its name is taken from the Irish "Maigh Rath" which means "plain of the ring forts". It is located between Lisburn and Lurgan and is mainly Protestant.

Also, in 637 AD, Moira was the site of a victory by the King of Tara over Comgall, King of Ulster.

Moira is the name of one of the neighbor girls in "8 Simple Rules."

Moira is a minor character in Dan Simmons' Olympus.

A gorgeous name, borne by:
Moira Redmond (1928-2006), British actress
Moira Stuart (b. 1949), British newsreader of Afro-Caribbean parentage

This is a beautiful and underused name, which I've always heard pronounced MOY-ruh (there was a Moira at school).

This name could be pronounced several different ways. You've got MOY-ra, MORE-a, and possibly MWEE-ra, even in this spelling.
Or if you pronounce it each vowel separately (like you would in Spanish) it would become mo-EE-ra, which I personally think is beautiful. (But not a good name for a child because people would always want to pronounce it MOY)

If you had to give her a nickname, she could be Moe, or the much better Ira.

The name always reminds me of a moire pattern.

One of the shop keepers at Gaia Online is named Moira.

This name is very pretty, though I pronounce it "MWAR-ah".

I've heard it pronounced like Mariah. I've also heard it pronounced like Mira. I'm not sure how the parents decided on those pronunciations.

Moira Kelly (born 1968 in New York City) is an American actress.

Moira Harris (born 1954 in Pontiac, Illinois) is an American actress.

Moira Gunn is an American radio host.
Moira Crone is an American author.

Moira is the name given to Wendy's granddaughter and subsequent wife of Peter Pan in the 1991 film "Hook". Moira is also the first of Wendy Darling's two middle names.