About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Myles, Miles
- Variants
- Maoilmhuire, Maolmhuire
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
Borne by Maelmuire Ó hUiginn, 16th-century Archbishop of Tuam, and by many medieval ecclesiastics.
The story behind Maelmuire
A common name among medieval Irish clerics; means servant of Mary.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; medieval Christian name.
Did you know?
Several scribes of the medieval period bore this name; one wrote the Lebor na hUidre.
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