Etymology

Maureen

Mau·reen
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Today it means: A female given name from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Máirín
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  1. Irish · borrowed fromMáirín
  2. English todayMaureen

Anglicized from Irish Máirín, diminutive of Máire, an Irish equivalent of Mary. By surface analysis, Maura + -een.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.