Muriel - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Muriel \m(u)-

, also used as boy's name Muriel, is pronounced MYUR-ee-el. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "sparkling, shining sea". First used in the Middle Ages. Novelist Muriel Spark.

Muriel has 7 variant forms: Merial, Meriel, Merrill, Miureall, Murial, Muriella and Murielle.

For more information, see also related names Marilla, Merle, Meryl and Mary.

Baby names that sound like Muriel are Mariel, Mariela, Marial, Meriol, Murle, Merill and Merel.

Muriel is a very common first name for women (#410 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#19032 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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