What does Muriel mean?
How do we pronounce Muriel?
Muriel \mu-riel, mur-i-el\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.
The baby girl name Muriel is also used as a boy name meaning and origin, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced M-erYEHL- 1.
1 Pronunciation for Muriel: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"
What is the origin of Muriel?
Muriel is of Hebrew and Celtic origin. It is used mainly in English, French, German, and Irish. From Celtic roots, its meaning is 'sea-bright'. From muir which means 'sea' ; geal which means 'bright'. The name is derived from the Irish Gaelic Muirgheal, the Scottish Gaelic Muireall pronounciation, and other Breton forms. The name was first used in Ireland, Scotland, and Brittany. It was introduced to medieval English speakers and later saw a revival in the 19th century. The name has been made known by a fictional character in Dinah Craik's popular novel John Halifax, Gentleman (1856). In addition, Muriel is a form of the English name Mary. Muriel is also a form (English) of the Scottish Muireall name popularity. Muriel has 22 forms. Forms of the name consist of Mariel meaning and origin, Merial pronounciation, name Meriel origin (used in Welsh as well), name Merill meaning, name Merille, Meriol meaning and origin, Merral definition, nicknames for Merrall, what does the name Merril mean, nicknames for Merrill, what does the name Miureall mean, Muire name variations, Murel meaning of name, Murial definition, short names for Muriell, Muriella meaning and origin, short names for Murielle (used in French as well), name Muryel meaning, and what does the name Muryell mean. Other English variants consist of the contracted form what does the name Merle mean, and the familiar forms meaning of Meryl (used in Welsh as well) and Muggins name.
A famous person named Muriel is Muriel Spark, Author, born February 1, 1918 - April 13, 2006, Edinburgh, Scotland.
List of baby names that sound like Muriel:
the English and French Murielle name popularity, the name Maral definition, the name nicknames for Marel, the name Marelle pronounciation, the English and French name Marielle origin, the English and German Marla meaning and origin, the name Marlah name popularity, the English name Marlea meaning, the English name Marlee meaning, the name short names for Marleigh, the English nicknames for Marley, the name what does the name Marli mean, the English meaning of Marlie, the English name Marlo, the name Marly definition, the name name Marrilee meaning, the English nicknames for Maryl, the name name Maurelle, the name name Meral origin, and the name what does the name Mercille mean.
The baby name Muriel fun facts:
The name Muriel in reverse order is "Leirum".
The numerological value of the name Muriel is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.
How popular is Muriel?
Muriel is not in the top girl names in USA.