Meaning and background
The story behind Moira
Moira is an anglicized form of Irish Máire. Behind the Name also notes its coincidence with the Greek word for fate or destiny and with the name of the mythological Fates. These are a personal-name route and a separate Greek word association. The Irish relationship should not be replaced automatically by a destiny translation, although a household may intentionally appreciate both layers when choosing the spelling.
- Origin
- Moira is an anglicized form of Irish Máire. Source · Source 2
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About Moira
Recorded as a dog’s name
Moira appears in 6 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/mɔɪɹə/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the first syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/mɔɪɹə/ · primary stress on syllable 1M OY1 R AH0
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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