Names like Moira

Similar names based on sound, origin, syllables, endings, popularity, and style tags.

Maura

Either from Irish Máire and Scottish Gaelic Màiri, or from Italian Maura. When borrowed from Irish, a doublet of Moira.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

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Mona

Anglicized from Irish and Scottish Gaelic Muadhnait, from Middle Irish múad (“noble”). In northern Europe, where the name is much more popular, Mona is interpreted as a…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

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Myrna

An anglicization of Irish Muirne (“beloved”). Popularized by the American actress Myrna Loy.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

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Ava

A female given name from Hebrew, a variant of Eva.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

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Cadhla

From Irish cadhla (“beautiful”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

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Cushla

From Irish cuisle (“pulse”); compare acushla, macushla.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

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