Throughout the world, Moira (Moira 
, Моира 
, Мойра 
, and others...) is a common feminine forename. The forename Moira is habitual in Malta, where it is quite a common feminine name, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, where it is quite a rare feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Italy. Very seldom, Moira is the last name as well as the forename.
Moira is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Moira Burton , the character in the Resident Evil Franchise, Resident Evil: Revelations 2; Moira Queen , the fictional character from the television series Arrow; Moira MacTaggert , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Uncanny X-Men; Moira Queen , the fictional character, mother of Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) and Moira , the fictional character in the 2016 video game Overwatch, and in many other works.
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moira forsyth British artist, GB (b. 1905) |
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lady moira forbes born 1910; elder daughter of Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard, and Beatrice Mills, GB (b. 1910) |
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moira dunbar Scottish-Canadian glaciologist and Arctic ice researcher (1918-1999), GB (b. 1918) |
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moira lister actress (1923-2007), ZA (b. 1923) |
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| moira o'neill (b. 1865) |
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| moira o'brien (1876-1957) (b. 1876) |
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moira shearer British ballerina and actress, GB (b. 1926) |
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moira roth English feminist art historian, GB (b. 1933) |
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| moira burke roche (1891-1976) (b. 1891) |
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| moira osborne (1892-1976) (b. 1892) |
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| moira plunket (1897-1987) (b. 1897) |
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moira rayner New Zealand-born Australian-based barrister and human rights advocate, NZ (b. 1948) |
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| moira faith lilian de yarburgh-bateson (1898-1982) (b. 1898) |
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| moira k. coyle (b. 1889) |
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moira stuart British newsreader, GB (b. 1949) |
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