Muir - Meaning of Muir

What does Muir mean?

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Muir

[ 1 syll. mui(r), mu-ir ] The baby boy name Muir is pronounced MYUHR †. Muir has its origins in the Celtic language and it is used largely in Scottish. The name Muir means 'moor, fen; sea'. The first name is derived from the surname, which is from the Scottish place name meaning 'moor, fen'. The name also corresponds with the Scottish element muir.

A derivative of Muir is the name Muire.

See also the related categories, sea, moor, element, and celtic.

Muir is not commonly used as a baby boy name. It is not in the top 1000 names.

Baby names that sound like Muir include Mahear, Maheer, Maher, Mair, Mar, Marow, Marr, Maur, Mayir, Maynar, Meare, Mihear, Mihir, Mir, Moar, Moare, Moor, Moore, More, and Mounear.

† English pronunciation for Muir: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; Y as in "you (Y.UW)" ; UH as in "look (L.UH.K)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"

A famous person named Muir is Muir Mathieson, Conductor, born 24 January 1911 - 2 August 1975, Stirling, Scotland.