Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maura

/mˈɔɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: mau-ra
IPA: /mˈɔɹə/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic, of English, Scottish and Irish usage, variant of Mary.

name

A female given name from Italian, masculine equivalent Mauro.

name

Example Sentences

"Fentanyl represents the latest wave of a rolling drug epidemic that has been fueled by prescription painkillers, as addicts continue to seek higher highs and cheaper fixes. “It started out as an opioid epidemic, then heroin, but now it’s a fentanyl epidemic,” Maura Healey, the attorney general of Massachusetts, said in an interview."

Etymology

Either from Irish Máire and Scottish Gaelic Màiri, or from Italian Maura. When borrowed from Irish, a doublet of Moira.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Máire, Màiri, Maura

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Mauras (plural)

Rhymes With

laura aurora flora aura nora torah dora pandora cora ora bora mora

Questions

How do you pronounce maura?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɔɹə/.
What does maura mean?: A female given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic, of English, Scottish and Irish usage, variant of Mary.
Where does maura come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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