# Muriel

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmjʊəɹɪ.əl/ · frequency rank #26,516

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly British usage.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Muireall, from muir (“sea”), from Old Irish muir, from Proto-Celtic *mori, from Proto-Indo-European *móri; + geal (“white, bright”), from Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic *gelos (“yellow, white”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”).

## Easily confused with
- **mussel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/muriel-vs-mussel)
- **Marie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marie-vs-muriel)
- **mural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mural-vs-muriel)
- **morel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morel-vs-muriel)
- **murder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murder-vs-muriel)
- **marvel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marvel-vs-muriel)
- **marcel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marcel-vs-muriel)
- **Merkel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merkel-vs-muriel)
- **martel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/martel-vs-muriel)
- **morsel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morsel-vs-muriel)

## Common misspellings (8)
`mmuriel`, `mruiel`, `muirel`, `mureil`, `muriell`, `murile`, `murriel`, `umriel`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/muriel