Moira (given name)

Moira
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameIrish
MeaningMary
Region of originIreland
Other names
Related namesMary, Maria, Maura

The name Moira, sometimes spelled Moyra, is an Anglicisation of the Irish name Máire, the Irish equivalent of Mary. Transliterated with Greek letters Μοίρα is the Greek word for Destiny, i.e. the three Fates.