About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Mor, Mary, Martha
- Variants
- Mor
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
An immensely popular medieval Irish female name, borne by queens and noblewomen of Connacht, Munster and Ulster; eclipsed only by Máire in later centuries.
The story behind Mór
Borne by countless queens and abbesses; the simple meaning the great suited many of them.
Mythology & legend
Non-mythological; descriptive name meaning great.
Did you know?
Once one of the commonest female names in medieval Ireland, used continuously from the early Middle Ages.
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