Muirne caught my attention a few months back, and I've wanted to start a thread on it since. It means "festive", and has connections to Irish mythology.
Myrna,
Murna, and
Morna are the Anglicized forms of the name. I really love
Muirne; I find it simple, but enchanting. It reminds me of a drifting grey moon on a slightly chilly night. On the other hand, I find the anglicized forms rather lackluster, dull and uninspiring. They look stodgy, while
Muirne feels timeless.
What do you all think of
Muirne and its variants? Is the
Muirne spelling usable outside of
Ireland? It's obviously not as difficult to pronounce as
Caoimhe, but I'd except to hear "murn" once in awhile.