Mór (Irish name)
Mór is a Gaelic-Irish female given name.
Description[]
Mór is a feminine first name used in Ireland since the medieval era. It may have been the original form of the name Maureen.
It is distinct from the descriptive term "mór", which designates "big" or "senior".
Bearers of the name[]
- Mór ingen Cearbhaill, Queen of Laigin, died 916.
- Mór ingen Donnchadha, Queen of Ireland, died 986.
- Mór ingen Taidhg an Tuir, Queen of Ireland, died 992.
- , died 1053.
- , Queen of Connacht, died 1088.
- , died 1114.
- , Queen of Connacht, died 1122.
- Mór Ní Briain, died 1137.
- , died 1167.
- Mór Ní Tuathail, Queen of Leinster, c. 1114–1191.
- , Queen of Connacht, died 1218.
- , died 1222.
- , died 1249.
- , died 1383.
- , died 1421.
- , died 1439.
- , died 1449.
- , died 1452.
- , died 1464.
- , died 1490.
- , died 1501.
- , died 1524.
- , died 1527.
- , died 1547.
- , died 1569.
- , died 1592.
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