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Maureen

American  
[maw-reen] / mɔˈrin /
Sometimes Maurene,

noun

  1. a female given name, Irish form of Mary.


Example Sentences

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“You need to spread the field as far as you can,” said Maureen O’Connor, global head of high-grade debt syndicate at Wells Fargo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Maureen and Eric Reynolds, both 85, were locked out of their home in London last December when they closed their front door with the key still in the lock.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

Ezra Klein gets filleted on the regular—same with Maureen Dowd.

From Slate • Oct. 7, 2025

The rate of children with profound autism has remained virtually unchanged since the CDC started tracking it, said Maureen Durkin, a professor of population health science and pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025

Maureen shuffled into the courtroom, shackled and wearing an orange jumpsuit.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls