Muirgheas

Muirgheas (Post reform spelling: Muiríos) is a masculine given name in the Irish language. The name is composed of two elements: the first, muir, means "sea"; the second element, gus, means "choice". The name has been Anglicised to the etymologically unrelated Maurice. A contracted form of the name is Muiris (which is also a form of Maurice in Irish).^[1]

Muirgheas

Muirgheas in a Gaelic type, note the lenited g in the name (gh) once appeared in Irish orthography with a dot above it, as pictured.
Gender	Masculine
Language(s)	Irish
Origin
Language(s)	Irish
Derivation	muir + gus
Meaning	"sea" + "choice"
Other names
Anglicisation(s)	Maurice
See also	Muiris

People with the name

• Muirgheas mac Aedh, (died 1021), Irish, king of Uí Díarmata
• Muirgheas Ua Cú Ceannainn, (died 1106), Irish, king of Uí Díarmata
• Muirgheas Ua hEidhin, (died 1180), Irish, king of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne

See also

• List of Irish-language given names