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Muriel

American  
[myoor-ee-uhl] / ˈmjʊər i əl /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Muriel Spark, best remembered for her sophisticated and witty fiction, tried her hand at verse-writing with a series of poems about Bluebell the kitten.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Mayor Muriel Bowser said in June that the city’s RPS policy had added at least $20 per month to electricity bills, with that increase potentially doubling to $40 over the next three years.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Biles, Dominique Dawes, who competed in her third Olympics in 2000, Linda Metheny and Muriel Grossfield are the only women to accomplish the feat for the United States.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

That sent long-term rates plunging but they rebounded on Thursday, with Mark Malek, of Muriel Siebert & Co, calling it "a housekeeping move destined to be short-term, at best".

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Doge looked stiff and solemn at this, but Auntie Muriel drained her goblet and clicked her bony fingers at a passing waiter for a replacement.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

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