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Sounds like a great great grandmother name, also too associated with Courage the Cowardly Dog.
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Muriel is the name of a character introduced in the second season of Good Omens.
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Muriel Matters (1877 – 1969) was an Australian suffragist, lecturer, journalist, educator, actress and elocutionist. Based in Britain from 1905 until her death, Matters is best known for her work on behalf of the Women's Freedom League at the height of the militant struggle to enfranchise women in the United Kingdom.
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The name is of Goidelic origin and was originally spelled as Muirgheal (muir "sea", gheal "bright") in Irish and Muireall in Scottish Gaelic. Various versions have long been evident in Breton, Irish, and Scottish Gaelic languages. The name was very common in medieval England, typically in the form of "Merial". Unusually for a name of Celtic origin, it remained common after the Norman Conquest, although rare from about 1300.
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This is a very underrated name. I find Muriel to be shiny, aquatic, and mature. Absolutely brilliant in the way it stands out compared to other girl names.
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Muriel Smith (1923 – 1985) was an American singer. In the 1940s and 1950s, she was a star of musical theater and opera, and was also the off-film ghost singer in several hit movies. She is perhaps best known in the UK for her 1953 #3 hit single, "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me", which was first covered in 1965 by Mel Carter (and which remains a staple of easy listening and oldies radio to this day) and later in 1994 by Gloria Estefan.
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Muriel Pemberton, RWS, (1909 – 1993) was a British fashion designer, painter and academic. According to The Independent, she "invented art-school training in fashion in Britain".
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Apparently also used in Hungarian: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muriel
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Muriel is such a sweet, delicate name. It sounds like someone who would be a good listener. I love the association to Muriel from Courage the Cowardly Dog too.
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This name is pretty! It reminds me of the word mural, a big painting on a wall.
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Very cute. Definitely not for a boy.
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I can see this name on an older woman, but at the same time, I can kind of see it on a little girl. I personally wouldn't use it, but it's still a very nice name.
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Also Judeo-Anglo-Norman.
Source: Seror, Simon "Les noms des femmes juives en Angleterre au Moyen Âge".
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Source: Seror, Simon "Les noms des femmes juives en Angleterre au Moyen Âge".
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Ew. Reminds me of soil. Mariel is way better in my opinion.
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Muriel Bowser is an American politician serving as the eighth mayor of the District of Columbia (since 2015). A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented Ward 4 as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia from 2007 to 2015. She is the second female mayor of the District of Columbia after Sharon Pratt, and the first woman to be reelected to that position. She is also the second African American woman to be mayor.
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I’m surprised this name doesn’t have a higher rating. I think it’s a beautiful name that sounds almost like music when you say it.
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Muriel Bell was a New Zealand nutritionist and medical researcher.
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My fave game character is named Muriel and he's 6'10 and a soft gentle big man. Muriel can be masculine too.
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Muriel is the name of the goat in George Orwell's novel "Animal Farm".
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A very rare and pretty name. I'm glad that is so uncommon and special.
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My late mother was named Muriel. She was a selfless beautiful person all her life and passed away at 96. She is sadly missed by her 3 children, 8 grandchildren and her 9 great grandchildren. When looking for a name for our new 40 ft sailing yacht coming shortly, I stumbled upon the origin of Muriel being “of the bright sea”. I cannot think of a more appropriate name for a graceful and loyal friend for life. Muriel it is.
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All I can imagine is some old crabby women yelling ”MURiEEEELLLL, MURIEEELlLL!”.
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Sounds like someone being sick underwater.
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I don't really like this name much. I don't like the way it sounds. The mur and iel together both sound really weird when said out loud.
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I love this name! It just rolls off the tongue.
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As you probably can tell my name is Muriel as well. I am not by any means "old" but people do have a hard time placing my age by my name. My name is unusual, but so am I. I wouldn't change it for the world.
I'm not sure how it would sound on a man. I have never really heard of a male Muriel. That being said, I am normally the only Muriel in the room.
I did find out an interesting tidbit of info. I named my daughter Amelia, after Amelia Earhart. Reading some info to my daughter about her name I found out Amelia's sister's name was originally Muriel.
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I'm not sure how it would sound on a man. I have never really heard of a male Muriel. That being said, I am normally the only Muriel in the room.
I did find out an interesting tidbit of info. I named my daughter Amelia, after Amelia Earhart. Reading some info to my daughter about her name I found out Amelia's sister's name was originally Muriel.
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I looked my name up and it means 'of the bright sea'. So I like it. Not because it sounds "delicate and soft" but because the sea can be tolerant of one thing one minute and then destroy someone the next for disrespecting it or something close to it. But I don't know, it TRULY depends on what you feel about the name. Not what others feel about it. My great grandma is who I was named after.
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This is the name of an angel in both the 2005 'Supernatural' TV series and Cassandra Clare's (unrelated) 'The Mortal Instruments' novels.
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The name Muriel was given to 28 girls born in the US in 2015.
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It reminds you of cereal because nothing else rhymes with it.
Muriel was a hard name to grow up with but now I like the fact that it is unusual. I did not meet another until I was 49! What I like about it I need only give my first name when I call someone because generally they only know one. As it never was popular (at least in my life time) no one can actually guess what generation I'm a part of. Also, when someone yells "Muriel" 999 times out of 1000 they mean me.
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Muriel was a hard name to grow up with but now I like the fact that it is unusual. I did not meet another until I was 49! What I like about it I need only give my first name when I call someone because generally they only know one. As it never was popular (at least in my life time) no one can actually guess what generation I'm a part of. Also, when someone yells "Muriel" 999 times out of 1000 they mean me.
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Makes me think of cereal for some reason...
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I think the name Muriel is breathtakingly beautiful. (: It's so delicate and soft sounding and is such a lovely underused feminine name. I always think of the character Muriel from Courage the Cowardly Dog (man, I love that show).
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I think Muriel is a very pretty name. It makes me think of Muriel from "Courage the Cowardly Dog."
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Hi!
My name is Muriel and I am a woman. It is the name of an angel in the Jewish religion. As in many other Jewish angel´s names, the two last letters in the name are -el (Gabriel, Miguel or Michael, Raphael, Uriel, Nathaniel, etc) According to the angels believe, they are neither male nor female same as this name.
The name Muriel is a family name in Spain but is also a personal name. I know that in Brazil it is also used as a male name.
From "A dictionary of angels" of Gustav Davidson: Murriel, from the Greek "myrrh". Is the angel of the month of June and ruler of the sign of Cancer.
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My name is Muriel and I am a woman. It is the name of an angel in the Jewish religion. As in many other Jewish angel´s names, the two last letters in the name are -el (Gabriel, Miguel or Michael, Raphael, Uriel, Nathaniel, etc) According to the angels believe, they are neither male nor female same as this name.
The name Muriel is a family name in Spain but is also a personal name. I know that in Brazil it is also used as a male name.
From "A dictionary of angels" of Gustav Davidson: Murriel, from the Greek "myrrh". Is the angel of the month of June and ruler of the sign of Cancer.
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In a children's book series, the 'Fudge' series by Judy Blume, Peter's grandma's name is Muriel. Though she is seventy years old, she can turn cartwheels and whip up a mean cup of hot chocolate. She marries Sheila's grandpa, Buzzy Sr.
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Muriel Rush was a main character on the 80s American TV series "Too Close for Comfort". She was the wife of Henry and mother of Jacqueline "Jackie", Sara, and Andrew.
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In the cartoon Courage the Cowardly Dog made by Cartoon Network, Muriel Bagge is a supporting character and the owner of Courage.
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I LOVE the name Muriel and I do think it is a little "old" but HEY gramma's were kids once too and you might have guessed already, yes, my name is Muriel but I still love the name sure I don't excatly look like a Muriel, maybe a Milly or Missy or even Lilly but I have a great story behind it!
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Hemingway's grand-daughter is Mariel Hemingway. She did not commit suicide, but her older sister, Margaux, did.
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The name is also used in Spanish-speaking countries. I have a friend from Chile by the name Muriel.
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This was my grandmother's name, a beautiful name for a beautiful person. I as well don't see how people say it's old sounding or masculine, or ugly. It's uncommon, the pronunciation is beautiful if you pronounce it right, and it's meaning is wonderful.
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Muriel is the name of the wife of Seymour Glass, a character in several works of J. D. Salinger, including Raise High the Roofbeam Carpenters and Seymour: an Introduction as well as the short story "A Perfect Day for Bananafish."
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I used to think that this name was "grannyish" too, but then I met a girl a little older than me with the name Muriel. It's really funny, because she is one of the most vibrant, energetic people I know, and the name still suits her perfectly.
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This is the name of the witch in Fablehaven.
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I totally agree with the poster above. After all, by 2050, people will probably be thinking, "Madison/Sarah/Britney? Ew, that's a grandma's name!" Muriel is a beautiful, classy name that is due for a comeback, so if you're considering naming your daughter this, go for it!
(Though I can't really see it on a boy - there have been too many well-known female Muriels, so a male Muriel might get teased.)
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(Though I can't really see it on a boy - there have been too many well-known female Muriels, so a male Muriel might get teased.)
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I love the name Muriel! This name should make a come back! I don't see why some people think it's grannyish, grannies were young too, plus names of today will be soon grannyish in the year 2030. Anyways, Muriel is a gorgeous name! Go ahead and don't be afraid to name your daughter this!
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Muriel is the name of the main character in Winifred Holtby's 1924 novel "The Crowded Street".
It is also the name of country singer Kitty Wells, who was most popular in the 1950s and '60s.
All the vowel sounds in the name give it an interesting, varied sound, rolling off the tongue, similar to the name Olivia. I like it!
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It is also the name of country singer Kitty Wells, who was most popular in the 1950s and '60s.
All the vowel sounds in the name give it an interesting, varied sound, rolling off the tongue, similar to the name Olivia. I like it!
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I'm not sure I like the name for a boy, but I just love the way this name rolls off the tongue. In fact, if I ever have a daughter, I think I'm naming her Muriel Alannah.
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I love the name Muriel and for some reason I always have. I agree with the person above me -- it's quite beautiful in both meaning and sound.
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I like Muriel because of its beautiful meaning and sound. I really don't understand these people who say it is a male or a "grannyish" name - there are always the names of the moment, names that are in, but that's usually ephemeral (except perhaps those eternal and utterly common names, like Mary or John) and the popular names of nowadays will be considered old-fashioned tomorrow, and the old-fashioned ones of yesterday might be popular again, it's a cycle. That's why Muriel had its peak in the 1920's, but came back to the girl's top 1,000 in the US in 1990 (401st), so there must be young Muriels out there. Anyway, I think a name should be chosen based on what they mean and what they sound like, not on how popular the name currently is - that's so superficial.
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Muriel Hemingway was a daughter of the famous Ernest Hemingway, who, like her father, committed suicide.
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Was only ever in the girls' top 1,000 in the United States from the 1880s to the 1960s, with its mild peak of popularity in 1920 (132nd position). In modern times it's considered grannyish and it's bad enough for a modern baby girl to have that name, let alone a modern baby boy to have a name like Muriel.
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Why on EARTH would you put Muriel on a boy!? Madness!
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In the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, Ron has a great-aunt named Muriel.
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It's not the right name for ANY child, girl or boy. It makes me think of a grey-haired old grandmother with a cardigan, a blouse and broach, a long skirt, a pair of glasses, and her hair-do tied in a bun. Enid and Beryl are very much in the same category.
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I LOVE it on a boy. Really dislike on a girl.
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Muriel Heslop is the protaganist of the hit movie Muriel's Wedding. She is played by Toni Collette.
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Famous bearers of the name: the Scottish writter Muriel Spark and Muriel Rukeyse, an American poet.
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Middle name of the character Chandler on the sitcom Friends.
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