Details for the forename Mairsile

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Mairsile (female)


Variants:	Marcella (F) Margery (F) Marjorie (F) Marjory (F) Marsaili (F)
Derivative of:	Marguerite (F)
Masculine form:	Marcel (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	Irish Gaelic form of Margery/Marjorie/Marjory, derived from the French name Marguerite. It is also the Irish Gaelic form of Marcella the female name from a Latin diminutive of the male name Marcus. The Scottish Gaelic Marsaili [q.v.] is our primary spelling of the Gaelic name; several spelling variants we have found are listed under it.