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Muir.

A surname from Scots.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/mjʊə(ɹ)//mɪɚ/General-American
  1. A surname from Scots.

  2. A neighbourhood of Willits, Mendocino County, California, United States.

  3. A village in Ionia County, Michigan, United States.

  4. A census-designated place in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States.

  5. A community in Norwich township, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

Where this word comes from

From Scots muir (“moor”). A derivation from Scottish Gaelic muir (“ocean”) has also been suggested.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.