"Muir" is the Scots word for "

moorland Moorland or moor is a type of Habitat (ecology), habitat found in upland (geology), upland areas in temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands and the biomes of montane grasslands and shrublands, characterised by low-growing vegetation on So ...

", and the Irish and

Scots Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongside both Irish and Manx, developed ou ...

for "sea", and is the etymological origin of the surname and

Clan Muir Clan Muir is a Scottish clan that is armigerous. Per certain sources, holders of the surname Muir (also appearing as Mure and Moore), of Ayrshire, have been noted as a possible sept of Clan Boyd, though this is not clearly identified to a rel ...

/Mure/Moore in Scotland and other parts of the world.

Places

United States

* Muir, Willits, California, a former unincorporated community now incorporated in Willits *

Muir, Michigan Muir is a village in Lyons Township, Ionia County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 604 at the 2010 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is wate ...

, a village *

Muir, Pennsylvania Muir is a census-designated place located in Porter Township, Schuylkill County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Muir was part of the Reinerton-Orwin-Muir CDP at the 2000 census before splitting into three individual CDPs for the ...

, a census-designated place * Camp Muir, a high altitude refuge on Mount Rainier, Washington * Mount Muir in the Sierra Nevada, California *

Muir Pass Muir Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada of California, United States, in Kings Canyon National Park. It is named for John Muir. The pass is near the midway point of the John Muir Trail and around mile 841 of the Pacific Crest Trail. ...

in the Sierra Nevada *

Muir Glacier Muir Glacier is a glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is currently about wide at the terminus. As recently as the mid-1980s the glacier was a tidewater glacier and calved icebergs from a wall of ...

, Alaska *

Muir Grove Muir Grove is a giant sequoia grove in Sequoia National Park of the Tulare County, which covers about . The grove, located in the northwest corner of the park, is accessed by the Muir Grove Trail which begins from the Dorst Creek Campground. Be ...

, a giant sequoia grove in Sequoia National Park, California * Muir site, an archaeological site in Jessamine County, Kentucky

Elsewhere

* Muir Peak, Antarctica *

Lake Muir Lake Muir is a freshwater lake, with a larger surrounding wetlands area, that is located in the South West region of Western Australia. The lake lies near Muir Highway, north of Walpole and southeast of Manjimup. Description The lake has a ...

, Western Australia *

Mount Muir (High Rock Range) Mount Muir is a mountain located on the Continental Divide on the Alberta-British Columbia British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Oce ...

, Canada * Muir, a community in the township of

Norwich, Ontario The Township of Norwich is a municipality located in Oxford County, Ontario, Oxford County in Southwestern Ontario, Southwestern Ontario, Canada. At the centre of the Township of Norwich is the Town of Norwich. The preferred pronunciation of the ...

, Canada *

Muir Seamount Muir Seamount is a seamount ( underwater volcano), located at . It is located in the Bermuda rise, a seismically active region, and was the site of an earthquake on 24 March 1978. Fourteen core samples of up to 125,000 years of age were colle ...

, an underwater volcano in the Atlantic Ocean north of Bermuda

Schools

Muir College (disambiguation) Muir College is a public school for boys in South Africa. Muir College may also refer to: * Muir Central College, Allahabad, founded by Sir William Muir in 1866 * John Muir College John Muir College is one of the eight undergraduate college ...

Muir Middle School (disambiguation) Muir Middle School / John Muir Middle School, a common name for a number of schools Muir Middle School may refer to: * Muir Middle School (Milford, Michigan), school in Huron Valley School District John Muir Middle School may refer to any of the ...

Muir Elementary School (disambiguation) Muir Elementary School may refer to the following: *Muir Elementary School in Antioch, California *John Muir Elementary School in Berkeley, California *John Muir Elementary School in Cupertino, California *Muir Elementary School in Fresno, Californi ...

People and fictional characters

Muir (surname) Muir is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: __TOC__ A–J * Adam Muir (born 1971), Australian rugby league footballer * Alex Muir (1923–1995), Scottish footballer * Alex Muir (Albion Rovers footballer), Scottish footballer * Alexa ...

, a list of people and fictional characters *

Muir (given name) Muir is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Muir S. Fairchild (1894–1950), Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force * Muir Gray Sir John Armstrong Muir Gray is a British physician, who has held senior ...

, a Scottish clan

Other uses

Muir baronets The Muir Baronetcy, of Deanston in the county of Perth, and of Park Gardens in the Glasgow#History, city of Glasgow, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 20 October 1892 for John Muir, Lord Provost of Glasgow fro ...

, a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom * , a World War II destroyer escort *

Muir Army Airfield The Muir Army Airfield is a military airport at Fort Indiantown Gap, near Annville, Pennsylvania, United States. It is home to the 28th Combat Aviation Brigade and Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (EAATS), operated by the Penn ...

, a military airfield near Annville, Pennsylvania *

Muir Highway Muir Highway, also called Muirs Highway, is a Western Australian highway linking Manjimup and Mount Barker, which is on the Albany Highway. It is signed as State Route 102 and is long. It provides a shorter distance between the cities of Bu ...

, a regional highway in Western Australia. *

Muir House (disambiguation) Muir House may refer to: in the United States (by state then city) * John Muir National Historic Site, Martinez, California, a National Historic Landmark and listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Contra Costa County * Muir Ho ...

, various buildings on the US National Register of Historic Places * Muir Homes, a privately owned housebuilding company in Scotland *

Muir Island The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several noteworthy concepts besides its fictional characters, such as unique places and artifacts. There follows a list of those features. Places Certain places fe ...

, a fictional island in the Marvel Comics universe {{Disambig, geo