Maura

See also: maura, maùra, and maurā

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

1. A female given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic, of English, Scottish and Irish usage, variant of Mary.
2. A female given name from Italian, masculine equivalent Mauro.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Catalan, French, and Italian Maura.

Proper noun

Maura (plural Mauras)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Maura is the 38103^rd 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.

Anagrams

• Marau, Rauma, amaru, marua, umara, umaraʾ, umarā

Italian

Etymology

Feminine form of Mauro.

Proper noun

Maura f

1. a female given name from Latin

Proper noun

Maura m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a matronymic

Latin

Adjective

Maura

1. inflection of Maurus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

Maurā

1. ablative feminine singular of Maurus

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmauɾa/ [ˈmau̯.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -auɾa
• Syllabification: Mau‧ra

Proper noun

Maura f

1. a female given name