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

The name Maura is a girl's name meaning "sweet; drop of the sea, bitter".

Somber, almost mournful name that still has a lovely sound. Neither really in nor out, Maura has played around at the lower half of the Top 1000 since the late 1940s. It might make one of those golden choices that are familiar without being too popular or two rare, the perfect honor name for an ancestral Mary.

Maura Rank in US Top 1000

# 911 in the US

Maura Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1473 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Maura

• 1473 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