Muirgheas (Post reform spelling: Muiríos) 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).[1]
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
See also
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 352, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1