Moira

Moira means among other things in Greek μοίρα [ 'moira ] "share", "lot", "fate", the goddesses of fate are called moiren in Greek mythology . In the Anglo-Saxon language area, however , Moira is used as a Gaelic form of the female first name Maria .

In addition, Moira can have the following meanings:

Geography:

Moira Shire , local administrative area in the state of Victoria, Australia
Moira (Northern Ireland) , place in the north of Ireland
Moira (Leicestershire) , village in Leicestershire, England
Moira (New York) , city in Franklin County, New York, USA
Moira (Greece) , village in Achaia, Greece
Moira (India) , village in the state of Goa, India
Moira River , river in the Province of Ontario, Canada

People:

Moira Leiper Ducharme , Canadian politician, Lord Mayor of Halifax
Moira Harris (born 1954), American actress
Moira Kelly (* 1968), American actress
Moira O'Neill (1870–1951), origin. Agnes Shakespeare Higginson , Irish-Canadian poet
Moira Quirk , English actress
Moira Redmond (1928-2006), British actress.
Moira Shearer (1926-2006), origin. Moira King , British dancer and actress
Senta Moira (* 1925), Berlin actress

Others:

Moira Rundfunk GmbH , a subsidiary of Medien Union
(638) Moira , celestial body of the main asteroid belt
Moira (military) , ancient tactical unit
Moira (ship) , a tanker

See also:

Wiktionary: Moira - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations