Muriel
\my.ʁjɛl\♀French girl's name
A French girl's name of English origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Pronunciation | \my.ʁjɛl\ |
| Also spelled | Murielle, Murièle |
Origin and meaning
Borrowed from English Muriel, 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”).
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
- Netherlands
Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Lepticed7 (Aude (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).