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Where does “mavourneen” come from?

mavourneen (English) comes from Irish mo mhuirnín — my darling.

mavourneen (English): darling, sweetheart

Definitions

  1. darling, sweetheart

Ancestry of “mavourneen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmo mhuirnínmy darling
Every word from Irish mo mhuirnín →