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Morna
How to Pronounce Morna
Pronounced MOR-nah /หmษr.nษ/Medium
Meaning: Morna comes from the Scottish and Irish Gaelic Muirne, meaning beloved, dear, or high-spirited, and was popularized in literary form through the Ossian poems of the eighteenth century.Low
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History & Origin
Morna is a genuine Gaelic name from Muirne, beloved, and a cousin of Myrna, which shares the same root. It carried a soft, romantic, Celtic aura that suited the taste of the early twentieth century.
The name stayed quietly rare in America, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak, and it faded after the nineteen-twenties. A woman named Morna from that time would be turning one hundred today. It remains better known in Scotland than in the United States.
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What does the name Morna mean?
It comes from the Scottish Gaelic Muirne, meaning beloved, dear, or high-spirited.
How do you pronounce Morna?
It is said MOR-nah /หmษr.nษ/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Morna a boy or girl name?
Morna is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Morna?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid nineteen-twenties.