Maura is a female given name primarily used in English, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Scots Gaelic, and Irish. It appears as the

feminine form In linguistics, grammatical gender system is a specific form of noun class system, where nouns are assigned with gender categories that are often not related to their real-world qualities. In languages with grammatical gender, most or all nouns ...

of the

Roman Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD * Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lett ...

given name Maurus and as an Anglicisation of Máire, the

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

form of

Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religious contexts * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also call ...

. 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.Social Security Administration baby name data
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People with first name Maura

Saint Maura of Egypt In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ort ...

, a martyred companion of Timothy the Reader during the Diocletian Persecution * Saint Maura of Ireland, a martyred companion of Britta * Saint Maura of Troyes, a noble French virgin * Maura Clarke, American nun and missionary *

Maura D. Corrigan Maura D. Corrigan (born June 14, 1948 Corrigan had been mentioned as a George W. Bush Supreme Court candidates, potential nominee to the Supreme Court following the announced retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor and the withdrawal of Harriet Miers ...

, justice of the Michigan Supreme Court *

Maura Davis Maura Davis is an American singer and musician, most known as the lead singer of the American indie rock band Denali from Richmond, Virginia, United States, active from 2000 to 2004 (with brief reappearances in 2008). She also fronted the alter ...

, American musician * Maura Hagan, American physicist * Maura Hanrahan, Canadian author *

Maura Harty Maura Ann Harty (born 1959) was United States Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs from November 21, 2002 to February 29, 2008. She was a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. She was then the President and CEO of the Mid-At ...

, United States Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Consular Affairs *

Maura Healey Maura Tracy Healey (born February 8, 1971) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the Massachusetts Attorney General since January 2015. She is the governor-elect of Massachusetts, having won the 2022 Massachusetts gubernatorial electi ...

, Governor of Massachusetts *

Maura Johnston Maura K. Johnston (born May 28, 1975) is a writer, editor and music critic. A member of Boston College's journalism faculty, she has written for ''Rolling Stone'', ''The Boston Globe'', ''Pitchfork'', ''The Awl'', ''The New York Times'', ''Spin' ...

, American music critic and blogger *Maura Kennedy, musician in American folk-rock duo The Kennedys *

Maura Latty Maura may refer to: *Maura (given name), a feminine given name *Antonio Maura (1853–1925), Prime Minister of Spain * Carmen Maura (born 1945), Spanish actress * Miguel Maura (1887–1971), Spanish politician *Santa Maura, a former name of the G ...

, American artist *

Maura Mast Maura B. Mast is an Irish-American mathematician, mathematics educator, and academic administrator, specializing in differential geometry and quantitative reasoning. With Ethan D. Bolker, she is the author of the textbook ''Common Sense Mathemat ...

, Irish-American mathematician *

Maura McNiel Maura McNiel (April 11, 1921 – July 18, 2020) was an American feminist whose actions paved the way for women's studies, modern social work, advocacy on behalf of abused women, promotion of the Equal Rights Amendment, and passage of Title IX. ...

(1921–2020), American feminist activist * Maura Murphy, Irish author * Maura Murray, college student who went missing Feb. 9, 2004 *

Maura O'Connell Maura O'Connell (born 16 September 1958) is an Irish singer and actress. She is known for her contemporary interpretations of Irish folk songs, strongly influenced by American country music. Background O'Connell was born in Ennis, the main to ...

, Irish singer *

Maura Tierney Maura Therese Tierney (born February 3, 1965) is an American film, stage, and television actress. She is best known for her roles as Lisa Miller on the sitcom '' NewsRadio'' (1995–1999), Abby Lockhart on the medical drama '' ER'' (1999–2009 ...

(born 1965), American film and television actress *

Maura Tombelli Maura Tombelli (born 1952 in Montelupo Fiorentino) is an Italian amateur astronomer who began her training in astronomy as an observer of variable stars. She is a prolific discoverer of almost 200 minor planets, including the main-belt asteroid ...

, Italian astronomer * Maura Viceconte, Italian long-distance runner *

Maura West Maura may refer to: * Maura (given name), a feminine given name *Antonio Maura (1853–1925), Prime Minister of Spain * Carmen Maura (born 1945), Spanish actress * Miguel Maura (1887–1971), Spanish politician *Santa Maura, a former name of the ...

(born 1972), American actress

Fiction

* Maura Glee, fictional character in the webcomic ''

Diesel Sweeties ''Diesel Sweeties'' is a webcomic and former newspaper comic strip written by Richard Stevens III (R Stevens). The comic began in 2000,Rall, Ted (2006). '' Attitude 3: The New Subversive Online Cartoonists'', New York: Nantier, Beall, Minoustchi ...

'' *Maura Isles, a main character of ''

Rizzoli & Isles ''Rizzoli & Isles'' is an American crime drama television series starring Angie Harmon as Jane Rizzoli and Sasha Alexander as Maura Isles. Based on the series of ''Rizzoli & Isles'' novels by Tess Gerritsen, the plot follows Boston Homicide poli ...

'' and the novels by

Tess Gerritsen Tess Gerritsen (born Terry Tom; June 12, 1953) is the pseudonym of Terry Gerritsen, an American novelist and retired general physician. Early life Tess Gerritsen is the child of a Chinese immigrant and a Chinese-American seafood chef. While grow ...

on which the series is based. *

Maura Labingi Frodo Baggins is a Character (arts), fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings, and one of the protagonists in ''The Lord of the Rings''. Frodo is a hobbit of Shire (Middle-earth), the Shire who inherits the One Ring from his cousin B ...

or Frodo Baggins, a character in ''The Lord of the Rings'' *Maura Pfefferman, née Mort Pfefferman –

Jeffrey Tambor Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American actor. He is known for his television roles such as Jeffrey Brookes, the uptight neighbor of Stanley and Helen Roper in the television sitcom '' The Ropers'' (1979–1980), as Hank Kings ...

's character on '' Transparent''. *Maura Ellis, Amy Poehler's character in the 2015 film ''

Sisters A sister is a woman or a girl who shares one or more parents with another individual; a female sibling. The male counterpart is a brother. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to ...

''. *Maura Sargent, a character in

the Raven Cycle The Raven Cycle is a series of four contemporary fantasy novels written by American author Maggie Stiefvater. The first novel, ''The Raven Boys'', was published by Scholastic in 2012, and the final book, ''The Raven King'', was published on 26 A ...

series by

Maggie Stiefvater Margaret Stiefvater ( ; Hummel) is an American writer of young adult fiction, known mainly for her series of fantasy novels ''The Wolves of Mercy Falls'' and '' The Raven Cycle''. She currently lives in Virginia. Life and career Early life ...

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