Girl's name
Mór
“MORE”
'great'
The story behind the name
One of the commonest women's names in Ireland for centuries, and one of the plainest — it simply means great. It survived into modern times disguised as Mary, Martha or Agnes, none of which it has anything to do with.
Meanings follow Ó Corráin & Maguire's Irish Names and Woulfe; pronunciations give the commonest Irish-English form. Know this name better — a dialect pronunciation, a family tradition? Tell us. · All Irish names A–Z