Etymology

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Today it means: darling, sweetheart Full definition →

Irish mo mhuirnín
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  1. Irish · derived frommo mhuirnín“my darling”
  2. English todaymavourneen

Hiberno-English, from Irish mo mhuirnín (“my darling”) (diminutive of muirn (“affection”)).

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