Rare Irish name version of 'Mary' that is beautiful to say

Mary is a popular name around the world but the Irish version is arguably much nicer . The name is most famous for its origins in the Bible .

However, the name has stood the test of time and remains popular in places like the US, the UK, Ireland, and many more English-speaking countries around the world. What many people don't know is that there are multiple versions of Mary in various languages .

For example, in Spanish, Mary becomes María, while in Finnish the name becomes Maaria. In Irish, there is also a unique version of Mary.

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The Irish name for Mary is Máire. That might confuse someone who doesn't have a basic understanding of the Irish language but its pronunciation is really quite simple.

Máire is pronounced as 'maw-ra. For English speakers, more Anglicized versions of this name include Maura and Moira. Meanwhile, other Irish versions of Mary include Máirín and Maureen.

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Like the Latin name Mary, Máire means 'star of the sea'. The name Máire is one that you might hear in Ireland but never in the US .

In fact, Máire doesn't even make it into the top 10,000 most popular baby names in the US. This is despite Irish names being rather popular for parents today in the US.

In Ireland, the name is slightly more popular but still doesn't make the top 100, or even close to it. In 2022, six baby girls born in Ireland were given the name Máire.

But in 2023, the name was not recorded by the Central Statistics Office at all. In 2020, the name was given to three babies, and in 2019, it was given to 6, the highest number on record for the name.

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