Message: "Muriel" - Behind the Name

[Opinions] Muriel

by Marie (Tawnee)

12/10/2010, 12:02 PM

What do you think of Muriel? I'm quite liking it lately.

Oh and how do you pronounce it? I pronounce it MYUR-ee-el.

#Muriel

This message was edited 12/10/2010, 12:03 PM

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- Maegirl

12/11/2010, 9:30 AM

One of my favorites

- Alcyone +1

12/10/2010, 6:22 PM

I prefer Mariel, but Muriel has grown on me. It sounds strong, quaint, and feminine all at once. I pronounce it MYUR-ee-əl (the last syllable pronounced like the -el in Rachel).

- Marie (Tawnee)

12/10/2010, 6:56 PM

I like Mariel too, but I think I prefer Muriel. :) This is going to sound funny, but I first fell in love with the name Muriel when I heard it on the cartoon show Courage the Cowardly Dog. Haha.

- Bear +1

12/10/2010, 4:31 PM

I adore the name Muriel. I pronounce it the same way you do. I fell in love with it watching "Muriel's Wedding." The way her sister Joan says, "You're terrible, Murrrrrriel," with the Aussie accent is so endearing. How could I help it?

I love the meaning and even prefer the Muirgheal spelling, although I completely understand wanting the user-friendly Muriel version.

By the way, you may like Muir for a boy. It's exactly like the first syllable of Muriel. Muir Matheson was a conductor for films in the 1940's. I used to see his name in the credits all the time and was fascinated by it.

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- Marie (Tawnee)

12/10/2010, 6:55 PM

Oooh, Muir is interesting. I like it. :)

I prefer the Muriel spelling, because as you said it is user friendly. I'd be afraid to name a child Muirgheal here in the States, because I'm sure people would mispronounce it horribly all the time, which is a shame.

- LullabyMoon11 +1

12/10/2010, 2:29 PM

I like it. It's one of those old-lady-ish names that sound nice, once you say it over and over again.

- Marie (Tawnee)

12/10/2010, 3:17 PM

That's what I think too. :) I think it has a very lovely sound.

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