Muirgheas (Post reform spelling: ) is a masculine

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in the

Irish language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...

. 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

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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) was king of Uí Díarmata until he was killed in 999. References Nobility from County Galway 999 deaths 10th-century Irish monarchs Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-royal-stub ...

, (died 1021), Irish, king of Uí Díarmata *

Muirgheas Ua Cú Ceannainn Muirgheas Ua Cú Ceannainn (died 1106) was King of Uí Díarmata. Biography The Annals of Ulster record that ''"Niall Odar ua Conchobuir was killed. Muirgius ua Conchenaind died."'', but no connection is drawn between the two events. Muirgius's ...

, (died 1106), Irish, king of Uí Díarmata * Muirgheas Ua hEidhin, (died 1180), Irish, king of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne

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