Muirgheas

Muirgheas (Post reform spelling: Muiríos) is a masculine given name in the Irish language. The name is composed of two elements: the first, muir, means "sea"; the second element, gus, means "choice". The name has been Anglicised to the etymologically unrelated Maurice. A contracted form of the name is Muiris (which is also a form of Maurice in Irish).

People with the name

 * Muirgheas mac Aedh, (died 1021), Irish, king of Uí Díarmata
 * Muirgheas Ua Cú Ceannainn, (died 1106), Irish, king of Uí Díarmata
 * Muirgheas Ua hEidhin, (died 1180), Irish, king of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne