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Muriel

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England/ˈmjʊəɹɪ.əl/Scotland/ˈmjʉɹi.əl/

Muriel proper noun: a female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly British usage.

Proper noun

Muriel

  1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly British usage.
    • She was named Muriel — after the rather peculiar name of John's mother. Her own mother would have it so; only wishing out of her full heart, happy one! that there should be a slight alteration made in the second name. Therefore the baby was called Muriel Joy — Muriel Joy Halifax.1857, Dinah Craik, chapter XXI, in John Halifax, Gentleman
    • Funny sort of name. Who would think of calling a little newborn baby Muriel?1985, Anne Tyler, The Accidental Tourist, →ISBN, page 198

Muriel meaning in Punjabi, Arabic and Persian

Muriel in Punjabi

female given name
ਮਿਊਰੀਅਲ miūrīala

Muriel in Arabic

female given name
مُورِيَل mūriyal, مُورِييَل mūrīyal

Muriel in Persian

female given name
موریل murial

Forms of Muriel

alternative formMerrell
alternative formMerril
alternative formMerrill
alternative formMurrell
alternative formMurrill

Origin of Muriel

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Muireall, from muir (“sea”), from Old Irish muir, from Proto-Celtic *mori, from Proto-Indo-European *móri; + geal (“white, bright”), from Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelos (“yellow, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).

Questions about Muriel

What does Muriel mean?
Muriel means a female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly British usage.
What is Muriel in Punjabi?
Muriel in Punjabi is ਮਿਊਰੀਅਲ (miūrīala). See Muriel meaning in Punjabi.
What part of speech is Muriel?
Muriel is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Muriel?
Muriel is pronounced /ˈmjʊəɹɪ.əl/ (England).

Words near Muriel in the dictionary

  1. muricoid
  2. muriculate
  3. murid
  4. muride
  5. murids
  6. Muriel
  7. muriform
  8. muriformly
  9. Murighiol
  10. murim
  11. Murimo

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