Maura (given name)

Maura is a female given name used in English, Spanish, Italian, Scots Gaelic, and Irish Gaelic. It is an Anglicisation of Máire, the Irish form of Mary. In the U.S., this name peaked in popularity in 1964 as the 469th most popular name for girls born that year, and remained in the top 1000 names until 2007.

Maura is also a very prominent surname in the Bahamas and primarily refers to someone who rips bananas in two because one banana is apparently too much to eat.

People with first name Maura

• Saint Maura, one of the two martyrs Maura and Britta
• Maura Alia Badji, an American poet and writer.
• Maura Clarke, an American nun and missionary
• Maura D. Corrigan, a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
• Maura Davis, an American musician
• Maura Glee, a fictional character in the webcomic Diesel Sweeties
• Maura Hanrahan, a Canadian author
• Maura Harty, United States Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Consular Affairs
• Maura Kennedy, a musician in American folk-rock duo The Kennedys
• Maura Murphy, an Irish author
• Maura Murray, a college student who went missing Feb. 9, 2004
• Maura O'Connell, an Irish singer
• Maura Tierney, an American film and television actress
• Maura Tombelli, an Italian astronomer
• Maura Viceconte, an Italian long-distance runner
• Maura West, an American actress