maureen

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Definition of maureen in English English dictionary

A female given name

I am Maureen because Uncle Louis liked the film star Maureen O'Hara. Fine. The fact that a small sallow baby born in Hull was unlikly to grow up into a flame-haired temptress with flashing green eyes and the cleavage the size of Galway was neither here or there. Maureen I became. Or Marine on the other side of the Atlantic. Also no-one in our house could foresee that since my father's name was Maurice I would be constantly called, with mounting frustration, 'Mauri-Morry-Maureen!'.

a female given name; Irish form of Mary

{i} female first name

Related Terms

Maureen Catherine Connolly

"Little Mo" won her first National Women's title in 1951. In 1953 she became the first woman to win the grand-slam (the Wimbledon, U.S., Australian, and French singles competitions). Her career was ended in 1954 by a horseback-riding accident

Maureen Catherine Connolly

born Sept. 17, 1934, San Diego, Calif., U.S. died June 21, 1969, Dallas, Texas U.S. tennis player. She became the youngest winner of the National Girl's Tournament at age

Maureen Connolly

a US tennis player who in 1953 became the first woman to win the Wimbledon, US, and French championships in one year (1934-69). born Sept. 17, 1934, San Diego, Calif., U.S. died June 21, 1969, Dallas, Texas U.S. tennis player. She became the youngest winner of the National Girl's Tournament at age

Maureen Connolly

"Little Mo" won her first National Women's title in 1951. In 1953 she became the first woman to win the grand-slam (the Wimbledon, U.S., Australian, and French singles competitions). Her career was ended in 1954 by a horseback-riding accident

Hyphenation

Mau·reen

Turkish pronunciation

môrin

Pronunciation

/môˈrēn/ /mɔːˈriːn/

Etymology

() Anglicized from Irish Máirín, an Irish variant of Mary.