Moira

[moi-ruh]

noun

plural

Moirai 

1. Classical Mythology.

   1. the personification of fate.

   2. Moirai, the Fates. See fate.

2. (often lowercase),  (among ancient Greeks) a person's fate or destiny.

3. a female given name.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Moira¹

From Greek moîra “part, portion of booty, one’s portion in life, division (of land, people), political party,” related to Greek méros “a part”

Example Sentences

This is a professional appointed to manage the bankruptcy process in Scotland and follows an application by Salmond's widow Moira.

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Moira Marder is chief executive of the Ted Wragg Trust, which has 18 schools across Devon.

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Jel-an Moira Servas, a business owner who lives in Mandaue city, told the BBC that she found herself waist-deep in water within minutes when her house became flooded.

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His former lawyers, Levy and McRae, are now acting for his wife, Moira, in winding up his estate.

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Bright and bookish, after wartime evacuation to the Lake District, Prunella attended Moira House Girls School in Eastbourne.

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