Maura

Anglicized variation of Maire, Finnish, Irish variation of Mary"sweet; drop of the sea, bitter"

"sweet; drop of the sea, bitter"

Maura Origin and Meaning

Variation of Maureen

Maura Rank in US Top 1000

# 911 in the US

Maura Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1264 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Maura

• 1264 Nameberry 2025
• 810 Unique 2024

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Famous People Named Maura

• Maura Higgins Love Island 2019 Star
• Saint Maura of Egypt Antinoe of Egypt
• Saint Maura of Ireland a martyred companion of Britta
• Saint Maura of Troyes a noble French virgin
• Maura Jo West American actress
• Maura Therese Tierney American actress
• Maura Tombelli Italian astronomer
• Maura O'Connell Irish singer
• Maura Ann Harty American politician
• Maura Viceconte Italian distance runner
• Maura Healey American politician; 59th Attorney General of Massachusetts
• Maura Williams daughter of American reality TV personalities Brady and Paulie Williams
• Maura Mackey American director/writer
• Maura Gallagher mother of singer Niall Horan
• Maura Murray American missing person

The name Maura in Pop Culture

• Dr. Maura Isles main character in the Rizzoli & Isles series
• Maura character in "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green
• Maura Sargent psychic in the Raven Cycle series by Maggie Stiefvater
• Maura Pfefferman main character on TV's "Transparent"
• Maura Ellis character in 2015 film "Sisters"
• Maura Glee character in webcomic Diesel Sweeties
• Maura Labingi alias of Frodo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings