Maura

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Maura is a female given name. It is an Irish variation of Mary. In 2004, it was the 739th most popular name for baby girls in the U.S.[1]

Maura is also a Spanish and Italian name, and is a very prominent surname in the Bahamas.

[edit] People with first name Maura

• Saint Maura
• Maura Clarke, an American nun and missionary
• Maura D. Corrigan, a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court
• Maura Hanrahan, a Canadian author
• Maura Murphy, an Irish author
• Maura O'Connell, an Irish singer
• Maura Tierney, an Irish-American film and television actress
• Maura Tombelli, an Italian astronomer
• Maura West, an American actor

[edit] People with last name Maura:

• Antonio Maura, a Prime Minister of Spain
• Carmen Maura, a Spanish actress

[edit] Other uses

• Maura, a village in Norway
• Maura Law, law on municipal government in the Philippines
• Macaca maura, a species of primates
• Saxicola maura, a species of passerine birds