Muriel

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Muireall, from muir (“sea”), from Old Irish muir, from Proto-Celtic *mori, from Proto-Indo-European *móri; + geal (“white, bright”), from Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmjʊəɹɪ.əl/
• Rhymes: -ʊəɹiəl

Proper noun

Muriel

1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly British usage.
   • 1857, Dinah Craik, chapter XXI, in John Halifax, Gentleman:

     She was named Muriel — after the rather peculiar name of John's mother. Her own mother would have it so; only wishing out of her full heart, happy one! that there should be a slight alteration made in the second name. Therefore the baby was called Muriel Joy — Muriel Joy Halifax.

   • 1985, Anne Tyler, The Accidental Tourist, →ISBN, page 198:

     Funny sort of name. Who would think of calling a little newborn baby Muriel?

Translations

female given name

• Arabic: مُورِيَل f (mūriyal), مُورِييَل f (mūrīyal)
• Armenian: Մյուրիել (Myuriel)
• Azerbaijani: Muriyel
• Bulgarian: Мюриъл f (Mjuriǎl), Мюриел f (Mjuriel)
• French: Muriel (fr) f, Murielle (fr) f
• Hebrew: מוּרִיֶּאל f (Muriyél), מְיּוּרִיֶּאל f (Myuriyél)
• Hungarian: Muriel (hu)
• Irish: Muirgeal f, Muirgheal f
• Japanese: ミュリエル (Myurieru)
• Macedonian: Мириел f (Miriel)
• Persian: موریل (murial)
• Portuguese: Muriel f
• Punjabi: ਮਿਊਰੀਅਲ f (miūrīala)
• Russian: Мю́риэл (ru) f (Mjúriel), Ма́риэль f (Márielʹ), Мюрие́ль (ru) f (Mjurijélʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: Muireall f, Muirgheal f
• Ukrainian: Мю́ріел f (Mjúriel)

See also

• Mariel

Anagrams

• mulier

French

Alternative forms

• Murielle

Etymology

Borrowed from English Muriel, anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Muireall, from muir (“sea”), from Old Irish muir, from Proto-Celtic *mori, from Proto-Indo-European *móri; + geal (“white, bright”), from Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /my.ʁjɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛl

Proper noun

Muriel f

1. a female given name