Maureen
Mau·reen/ˈmɔːɹiːn/proper noun
Maureen is spelled M-A-U-R-E-E-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables (Mau·reen). It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a proper noun, Maureen means “A female given name from Irish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Maureen?
| Letters | 7: M-A-U-R-E-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Mau·reen |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Maureen?
Maureen appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Maureen?
- /ˈmɔːɹiːn/
- /mɔːˈɹiːn/
Maureen has 2 syllables, split Mau·reen in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Maureen.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Maureen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
proper noun
- 1
A female given name from Irish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Maureen come from?
Anglicized from Irish Máirín, diminutive of Máire, an Irish equivalent of Mary. By surface analysis, Maura + -een.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).