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.

Muriel Rank in US Top 1000

# 871 in the US

Muriel Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1223 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Muriel

• 1223 Nameberry 2025

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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