Muir
Sign in to save"Muir" is the Scots word for "moorland", and the Irish and Scots Gaelic for "sea", and is the etymological origin of the surname and Clan Muir/Mure/Moore in Scotland and other parts of the world.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Muir is referenced by 5 other articles, and connects out to Scottish Gaelic, Scots and moorland.
It is catalogued under topics including Educational institution disambiguation pages and Place name disambiguation pages.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
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"Muir" is the Scots word for "moorland", and the Irish and Scots Gaelic for "sea", and is the etymological origin of the surname and Clan Muir/Mure/Moore in Scotland and other parts of the world.
==Places== ===United States=== Muir, Michigan, a village Muir, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place Camp Muir, a high altitude refuge on Mount Rainier, Washington Mount Muir in the Sierra Nevada, California Muir Pass in the Sierra Nevada Muir Glacier, Alaska Muir Grove, a giant sequoia grove in Sequoia National Park, California Muir site, an archaeological site in Jessamine County, Kentucky
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