Moira

[ moi-ruh ]

/ ˈmɔɪ rə /

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noun, plural Moi·rai

[moi-rahy] /ˈmɔɪ raɪ/ for 1, 2.

Classical Mythology.

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

a female given name.

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Origin of Moira

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

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"Patience says that it takes a woman to manage things," retorted Moira wisely.
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I mean, of course, names other than Jimmy—and Moira—and the other child.
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But most of all, they blossomed about Moira—for the sake, not only of the child, but of his dead love.
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