Maurya
MOR-ee-ah
Irish variation of Maura or Mary
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Maurya Origin and Meaning
The name Maurya is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "bitter".
Unusual Mary variety with literary underpinnings, most famously as a character in J.M. Synge's Riders to the Sea. You may have to do constant explaining of the spelling and pronunciation, but if you're looking for a distinctive and attractive form of Mary, you've found it.
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Famous People Named Maurya
- Maurya SimonAmerican poet
Maurya in Pop Culture
- Maurya Empirean Iron Age historical power founded by Chandragupta Maurya which dominated ancient India between 322 BCE and 187 BCE