Mavourneen Definition
məvyo͝ornēn
noun
My darling.
Webster's New World
Origin of Mavourneen
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Irish Gaelic mo mhuirnín mo my (from Old Irish me-1 in Indo-European roots) muirnín darling diminutive of muirn delight (from Old Irish tumult, revels)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Anglo-Irish, from the Irish mo mhuirnín, from mo "˜my' + muirnín (diminutive of muirn "˜affection').
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