Muirgheas is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

in the

Irish language Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...

. The name is composed of two elements: the first, ''muir'', means "sea"; the second element, ''gus'', means "choice". The name has been Anglicised to the

etymologically Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words an ...

unrelated '' Maurice''. A contracted form of the name is '' Muiris'' (which is also a form of ''Maurice'' in Irish).

People with the name

Muirgheas mac Aedh Muirgheas mac Aedh (died 999 999 or triple nine most often refers to: * 999 (emergency telephone number), a telephone number for the emergency services in several countries * 999 (number), an integer * AD 999, a year * 999 BC, a year Books * ...

, (died 1021), Irish, king of Uí Díarmata * Muirgheas Ua Cú Ceannainn, (died 1106), Irish, king of Uí Díarmata *

Muirgheas Ua hEidhin Muirgheas Ua hEidhin (died 1180) was King of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne Uí Fhiachrach Aidhne (also known as Hy Fiachrach) was a kingdom located in what is now the south of County Galway. Legendary origins and geography Originally known as Aidhne, ...

, (died 1180), Irish, king of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne

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{{given name Irish-language masculine given names

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