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Moirene??
by gongmum (kylie78)
7/20/2009, 2:55 PM
My daughters middle name is Moirene, named by her father after his deceased mother. I have no idea about the origin but his grandfather was Dutch. It is not listed in this database and I wanted to find out where it came from. TIA____________________________________________________________
Me Kylie Ann
DH Jaye Lewis Fraser
DD Jessica Ann Moirene
DS Jay Bradley (dec)
DS Lachlan Daniel (dec)
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- Speranza   +5
7/20/2009, 4:03 PM
An alternative spelling of Maureen?
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- Llewella (penguiny7)
7/21/2009, 8:58 AM
My first thought tooSome type of alternative Anglicization of Máirín (Mairin).

This message was edited 7/21/2009, 8:58 AM

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- Lethe (reniannen17)
7/21/2009, 6:38 AM
It looks like a more unusual anglicisation of Máirín (Mairin - site won't link it with accents), which Maureen comes from. According to the site it can be pronounced MOI-reen or MAW-reen.

This message was edited 7/21/2009, 6:39 AM

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- egyptianpanda
7/21/2009, 6:16 AM
It kind of looks like a cross between Moira and Maureen.~Ilana~
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- gongmum (guest)   +1
7/20/2009, 9:12 PM
not pronounced the same Moirene is m-oy-reen. Maureen is M-or-reen in Australia at least
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- Speranza
7/22/2009, 7:26 AM
I would say that Moireen is a version of Maureen/Máirín influenced by Moira/Moyra.
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