Moira
[ˈmɔɪrə]Meaning
anglicized form of Máire; also Greek Moira, "fate, destiny"
Background Story
Moira is an anglicized form of the Irish name Máire, the Irish equivalent of Mary. It coincides with the Greek word Μοῖρα (Moira), meaning "fate, destiny", the singular of Μοῖραι, the Greek name for the Fates, the three female personifications of destiny in Greek mythology. Variant spellings include Moyra, Maura, Muire, Mhairi, Máirí and Moire, and Máirín and Maureen are diminutives of it.
Temperament
Variations
Maire, Moya, Maura
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