Mòrag Forename

11,630,812th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Mòrag Forename Definition:

Sarah, Middle Gaelic Mór (M‘V.), Irihs Mór (year 916); from mór, great, while Hebrew Sarah means “queen.”

Mòrag Forename Distribution

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland-11:5,350,36624,769

The alternate forms: Morag (15,228) are calculated separately.

Mòrag Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sarah, Middle Gaelic Mór (M‘V.), Irihs Mór (year 916); from mór, great, while Hebrew Sarah means “queen.”

— Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain
DNA test information

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Morag9315,228/
Marag802,224/
Moraig73140/
Moragh73120/
Mhorag7389/
Maragh7348/
Marrag7318/
Mahrag739/
Moirag737/
Morahg734/
Morrag734/
Masrag734/
Maurag734/
Mohrag733/
Marzag733/
Matrag732/
Maraig732/
Moreag732/
Mourag731/
Marhag731/
Mareag731/
Margag731/
Maraug731/
Maharag67623/
Mhoraig6712/
Moraigh677/
Morague674/
Marahag672/
Morâœag671/
Mooragh671/
Mhoragh671/
Wmrg671/
Mwrg671/
Moiragh671/
Maraigh671/
Marague671/
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