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Maurene
How to Pronounce Maurene
Pronounced maw-REEN /mɔːˈriːn/Medium
Meaning: Maurene is one of several respellings of Maureen, from Irish Mairin, a diminutive of Mary; it inherits Mary's traditional senses of beloved or, by one old reading, bitterness.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Maurene shadowed the far more common Maureen, reaching its own quiet high around 1954. It carried the same Irish-diminutive roots as its parent, tracing back through Mairin to Mary, and functioned as a phonetic respelling more than a distinct name.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak, while Maureen proper drew far more. A girl named Maurene then would be in her early seventies today. The spelling now feels tied to that mid-century Irish-American moment.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Maurene mean?
It is a spelling variant of Maureen, the anglicized Irish Mairin, a pet form of Mary.
How do you pronounce Maurene?
It is said maw-REEN /mɔːˈriːn/, two syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Maurene a boy or girl name?
Maurene is recorded as a girl's name.
How popular is Maurene?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at a small peak in the mid nineteen-fifties.