avourneen

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UK/əˈvʊəniːn/UK/əˈvɔːniːn/US/əˈvʊɹniːn/US/əˈvɝniːn/

noun

darling, sweetheart

OriginIrish a mhuirnín ← Middle Irish múirn ← Proto-Celtic *mori →
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Meanings

noun
  1. Irelanddarling, sweetheart

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mer-“to care for”
  2. Proto-Celtic*mori
  3. Middle Irishmúirn
  4. Irisha mhuirnín“my darling”
  5. Englishavourneen

From Irish a mhuirnín (“my darling”, literally “O darling (vocative)”), from Middle Irish múirn, from Proto-Celtic *mori, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)mer- (“to care for”), see also Latin memoria, Ancient Greek μέριμνα (mérimna, “care”).

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APA

avourneen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avourneen

MLA

“avourneen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avourneen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “avourneen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/avourneen.

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