Maura
English
Etymology 1
Either Irish Máire and Scottish Gaelic Màiri, or from Italian Maura. When borrowed from Irish, a doublet of Moira.
Proper noun
Maura
- A female given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic, of English, Scottish and Irish usage, variant of Mary.
- A female given name from Italian, masculine equivalent Mauro.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Maura is the 38103rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 582 individuals. Maura is most common among Hispanic/Latino (45.02%) and White (40.55%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Maura”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 538.
Italian
Etymology
Feminine form of Mauro.
Latin
Adjective
Maura
- inflection of Maurus:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmauɾa/ [ˈmau̯.ɾa]
- Rhymes: -auɾa
- Syllabification: Mau‧ra
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