First name origins & meanings:
- French: Dark; dark-haired
- Irish: Bitter
First name variations: May, Maura, Mora, Moira, Moreen, Moria, Moriah, Maurine, Morena, Maurizia, Mo, Maureen Last name origin & meaning: Italian and French: from a medieval personal name derived from the
Latin personal name Maurinus, a derivative of Maurus
(see Mauro), which was the name of a 6th-century martyr. This name appears in the following lists:
Dancers
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