Muirne: Meaning, Pronunciation and Origin
Muirne is an Irish girl's name meaning “high-spirited, festive.” Here’s how to say it, where it comes from, and names that go well with it.
Updated September 2026
- Meaning
- High-spirited, festive
- Gender
- Girl
- English forms
- Morna, Myrna
How do you pronounce Muirne?
Muirne is pronounced MIR-ne. It has two syllables, with the stress on the first.
What does Muirne mean?
Muirne means “high-spirited, festive.” Muirne loved Conall who was from an opposing tribe. Her father, a druid, opposed the match and had Conall killed but not before Muirne had conceived a son, who grew up to be the legendary warrior Fionn Mac Cool(read the legend) and who later avenged the death of his father.
How popular is Muirne in Ireland?
Muirne wasn't in the 2025 tables, which list names given to at least three babies. It was last recorded in 2022, when 4 baby girls got the name. It was most popular in 1995, when 4 baby girls were named Muirne, No. 451 that year. The most babies got the name in 2021: 5. It first appears in the records in 1995, with 4 baby girls.
See the numbers by year
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | No. 747 |
| 2021 | 5 | No. 661 |
| 2015 | 5 | No. 660 |
| 2014 | 3 | No. 876 |
| 2012 | 4 | No. 768 |
| 2008 | 4 | No. 750 |
| 2006 | 3 | No. 764 |
| 2001 | 3 | No. 606 |
| 1995 | 4 | No. 451 |
Muirne in Ogham
Ogham is the oldest way of writing Irish. It was carved along the edges of standing stones, mostly between the 4th and 6th centuries, and read from the bottom up. In later tradition each letter was named after a tree or plant. Here’s Muirne, letter by letter.
- MMuin, vine
- UÚr, heather
- IIodhadh, yew
- RRuis, elder
- NNion, ash
- EEadhadh, aspen
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Names that go with Muirne
Questions about Muirne
- How do you pronounce Muirne?
- Muirne is pronounced MIR-ne. Two syllables, stress on the first.
- What does Muirne mean?
- Muirne means “high-spirited, festive.”
- Is Muirne a girl's name or a boy's name?
- Muirne is a girl's name.
- What is Muirne in English?
- The English forms of Muirne are Morna and Myrna.