muriel
/ˈmjʊəɹɪ.əl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly British usage.
Example Sentences
- "She was named Muriel — after the rather peculiar name of John's mother. Her own mother would have it so; only wishing out of her full heart, happy one! that there should be a slight alteration made in the second name. Therefore the baby was called Muriel Joy — Muriel Joy Halifax."
- "Funny sort of name. Who would think of calling a little newborn baby Muriel?"
Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Muireall, from muir (“sea”), from Old Irish muir, from Proto-Celtic *mori, from Proto-Indo-European *móri; + geal (“white, bright”), from Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelos (“yellow, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).