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Meaning & Origins
Anglicized form of Máirín. Among other influences, the name was popularized by the film actress Maureen O'Hara (b. 1920). See also Moreen.
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Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Briain ‘descendant of Brian’, a personal name probably based on the element bre- ‘hill’, with the transferred sense ‘eminence’, i.e. ‘exalted one’. See also Bryan. In Ireland there has also been some confusion with O’Byrne (see Byrne).
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Nicknames & variations
Maurene, Maurine, Mauren, Maurina, Maureena, Maurin, Marion, Maryann, Maurino, Marian
Obrian, Obriant, Obringer, Obrist, Obrin, Obrion, Obright, Oprian, Obrigewitch, Obrine
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