Muriel

Irish
"of the bright sea"

Muriel Origin and Meaning

The name Muriel is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "of the bright sea".

Once a poetic Celtic name, that of the angel who governs the month of June, Muriel became the mom or grandma on TV sitcoms. She does have literary cred via Edinburgh-born author Muriel Spark, author of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and also appears as a character in Anne of Green Gables. Muriel was a Top 200 name from 1912 to 1933.

# 871 in the US

Muriel Rank in US Top 1000

# 1378 on Nameberry

Muriel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Muriel

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Famous People Named Muriel

  • Muriel Sarah Spark
    Scottish novelist
  • (Violette) Muriel Box
    English screenwriter and director
  • Muriel Faye "Mickie" Siebert
    American financier; first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange
  • Muriel Rukeyser
    American poet
  • Muriel Day
    Northern Irish singer
  • Muriel Elizabeth Bowser
    American politician; mayor of the District of Columbia
  • Muriel Irene McBrien Kauffman
    American philanthropist; founding co,owner of the Kansas City Royals baseball team
  • Muriel Lilian Pavlow
    British actress
  • Muriel Burrell Smith
    American singer and actress
  • Muriel Beaumont
    Lady du Maurier, English actress; mother of novelist Daphne du Maurier
  • Muriel Boucher
    Zazoui, French ice dancing coach
  • Muriel Angelus
    English actress

The name Muriel in Pop Culture

  • Muriel
    character in the mobile game 'The Arcana'
  • Muriel Rush
    character on TV's "Too Close for Comfort"
  • "Muriel's Wedding
    " 1994 film
  • Muriel Heslop
    main character in "Muriel's Wedding"
  • Great Aunt Muriel Weasley
    character in the "Harry Potter" series
  • Muriel Bagge
    elderly main character on animated series "Courage the Cowardly Dog"
  • Muriel P. Finster
    character in animated series "Recess"
  • Muriel
    character on TV's "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody"
  • Muriel Blandings
    wife of the title character in "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House"
  • Muriel Goldman
    character on TV's "Family Guy"
  • Muriel
    wise old goat in George Orwell's "Animal Farm"
  • Lady Muriel Orme
    main character in Lewis Carroll's Sylvie and Bruno novels
  • Muriel McComber
    main character in Eugene O'Neill's "Ah, Wilderness!" (1933)
  • Muriel Pritchett
    character in Anne Tyler's "The Accidental Tourist" (1985)
  • Muriel Stacy
    Anne's teacher in L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series
  • Muriel
    villain in film "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" (2013)
  • Muriel
    character in 1998 made,for,tv film "David and Lisa"
  • Muriel Glass
    Seymour Glass's girlfriend and then wife in J.D.Salinger's works
  • Chandler Muriel Bing
    character on NBC's "Friends"

International Variations of the name Muriel

  • Meriel
    Irish
  • Murielle
    Irish
  • Muireall
    Scottish
  • Muiriol
    Irish
  • Muirgheal
    Irish
  • Merial
    Irish

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