Maura (meaning and origin)

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Maura

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Meaning and origin
Maura is a Scottish girl name. The meaning of the name is `Great`.

Where is it used?
The name Maura is mainly used in Scottish, Irish and in English.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Moira (In Irish and in Scottish)
M�ire (In Irish)

See also
In English and in the bible: Mary (F)

Extra information:
Alternative meanings (Irish) Great (Italian) Dark Skinned

What Maura`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Maura:
its different-not many have the name
The worst thing about the name:
having to say it 5 times for someone to understand what it is(not lora, nora etc)
If my name wasn`t Maura....:
i wouldnt be me
Extra information:

More `Maura` links
Maura as abbreviation
Actors named Maura
Maura in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Maura

Maura doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list.
The last time Maura appeared in the top-1000 was 2 years ago, in 2006. It ranked #911 in that year. . 1960 was a `top year` for the name Maura. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #530. The last time Maura appeared among the most common names was in 1960. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	---
2006	911
2005	815
2004	738
2003	782
2002	784
2001	674
2000	750
1999	728
1998	683
1997	621
1996	699
1995	698
1994	706
1993	695
1992	691
1991	602
1990	644
1980	723
1970	628
1960	530
1950	---
1940	---
1930	---
1920	---
1910	---
1900	---
1890	---
1880	---