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It's dated and I don't particularly like the sound of it.

I love it! I think it's really pretty and elegant, but also vivid and fun. Máirín is nice too, but I just like the look of its Anglicized counterpart better.

This message was edited 9/28/2009, 10:38 AM

I adore the name Maureen. Then again, it's my niece's name (Maureen Elizabeth, nn Mo) so I'm biased. We called her Momo as a child, but she didn't like that very much.

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She's 21 now, and I'm told there are several little Maureens in the Catholic school system in their town right now -- her mother is a teacher so I have inside info. I don't know if it will be catching on nation-wide, but I'm happy there's at least a pocket where it seems to be surviving well.

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I love Mairin too, although I would be torn between pronouncing is the same as Maureen or as "MOY-reen."

I've always liked Maureen. But I always picture a somewhat pretty, bossy woman in her 40s.

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Marin is cute and that was my first guess on pronounciation. I would have gotten Mairin wrong.

I think Mairin is prettier, especially when it's pronounced MAW-reen.