Maura

proper nounproper nounattested in dialogue

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

proper noun

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

Etymology

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

proper noun

1
A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan, French, and Italian Maura.

Forms

plural: Mauras

Maud · A female given name from the Germanic languages.Maude · A female given name from French; a variant of Maud. This is…Maui · The second-largest island of Hawaii.

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

Maureen · A female given name from Irish.Maurice · A male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Morris.maverick · Unbranded.

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