Muir
Muir is originally a term from the Gaelic language. It stands for the meaning big or sea , lake or moor .
The name of a Scottish clan around 1700 is derived from this:
Muir is the family name of various people, mostly from the English-speaking area. It also occurs in the following variations: More, Moore or Mure (often in the Scottish Highlands), Moar (on the Shetland and Orkney Islands), Moir (around Aberdeen and in south-west Scotland), Mohr or Mor in the Scottish Lowlands and O 'Mor in Ireland:
- Alan Muir Wood (1921–2009), British civil engineer specializing in foundation engineering and soil mechanics
- Brian Muir (1931–1983), Australian racing car driver
- Bryan Muir (* 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
- Edward Wallace Muir (* 1946), American historian
- Edwin Muir (1887–1959), Scottish writer
- Gavin Muir (1900–1972), American actor
- Helen Margaret Muir-Wood (1895–1968), British paleontologist
- Jamie Muir , British percussionist
- Jean Muir (1911–1996), American actress
- John Muir (1838–1914), Scottish-American polymath
- John Muir (plant collector) (1874–1947), Scottish doctor and plant collector
- Karen Muir (1952–2013), South African swimmer
- Kenneth Muir (1907-1996), British literary scholar
- Laura Muir (* 1993), British athlete
- Lindsay Muir , British balloonist
- Marie Muir (1908–1998), English writer
- Mike Muir (born 1963), American singer
- Robert Muir (1864-1959), Scottish pathologist
- Robert Muir (politician) (1919–2011), Canadian politician
- Ross Muir (born 1995), Scottish snooker player
- Thomas Muir of Huntershill (1765–1799), Scottish politician
- Thomas Muir (mathematician) (1844–1934), British mathematician
- Thomas Muir (writer) , British journalist and writer
- Thomas Muir (ice hockey player) (born 1986), British ice hockey player
- Willa Muir (1890–1970), Scottish writer and translator
- William Muir (1819–1905), British colonial politician, orientalist, missiologist, scholar of Islam
There are different variants of the name:
- More, moors or mudslides , often found in the Scottish highlands
- Moar , often in the Shetland and Orkney Islands
- Moir , around Aberdeen and South West Scotland
- Mohr or Mor , common in the Scottish Lowlands
- O'Mor in Ireland
There are also a number of geographical objects that bear this name:
- John Muir Country Park in Dunbar, Scotland
- John Muir Trail , long distance hiking trail in California, United States
- John Muir Wilderness , nature reserve in California, United States
- Lake Muir , lake in the Australian state of Western Australia
- Mount Muir , mountain in California, United States
- Muir (Michigan) , a town in Michigan, United States
- Muir Beach , urban area in California, United States
- Muir Glacier , glacier in Alaska, United States
- Muir Peak , various mountains
- Muir Woods National Monument , protected area in California, United States
At the end of the 1960s, a television series was created in the USA, which was also shown in German-speaking countries in the early 1970s:
- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir ( The Ghost and Mrs. Muir )
