Muriel

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  • Muriel is a female name. Its usage is popular in English, Irish and French (where it is often spelled "Murielle"). It is the Anglicized form of MUIRGHEA, which is Irish and means "bright (or shining) sea"; derived from Gaelic muir - "sea", and geal - "bright". In Latin, 'Muriel' means "angel of June". In Arabic, 'Muriel' means "myrrh". In Hebrew, 'Muriel' means "fragrance of God".
  • Muriel ou Le temps d'un retour (Muriel, or The Time of Return) is the title of a 1963 film by French director Alain Resnais starring Delphine Seyrig.
  • Muriel is a municipality in the province of Valladolid in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon, Spain; 2002 pop. 215.
  • Muriel - is a town in Zimbabwe
  • Muriel is also the name of a white goat in George Orwell's famous novel Animal Farm. She is best known for being the animal who read the Seven Commandments of Animalism to the less intelligent animals when the commandments were changed to benefit the pig overlords of Animal Farm.
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