Moira - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Moira \

is pronounced MOY-rah. It is of English origin. Variant of Maire (Irish, Gaelic), from Mary (Latin) "star of the sea". See also Mayra and Myra.

Moira has 2 variant forms: Moire and Moyra.

For more information, see also related names Moya, Maura and Maureen.

Baby names that sound like Moira are Mira, Maira, Mora and Meira.

Moira is a very common first name for women (#1855 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl name Moira. Compare Moira with its variant forms and related girl names.