Voirrey

Girl · Hebrew, through Manx

Voirrey

Say it: VOR-ee

Meaning

Manx form of Mary, from Hebrew Miryam, whose meaning is uncertain.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Manx

The family of the name

Other spellings: Moirrey

English	Mary
Irish	Máire

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Where this comes from

Parish baptism registers

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