Muir
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A Muir is the Scots word for moorland, 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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[edit] Geography
[edit] Settlements
- Canada
- United States
- Muir, Contra Costa County, California
- Muir, Willits, California
- Muir Beach, California
- Muir Heights, Pasadena, California
- Muir, Michigan
- Muir, Pennsylvania
[edit] Other
- India
- Muir hostel, Muir Center College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Australia
- Lake Muir, Western Australia
- United Kingdom
- John Muir Country Park in Dunbar, Scotland
- United States
- John Muir Trail, a long-distance trail in the Sierra Nevada of California
- John Muir Wilderness in the Sierra Nevada
- Mount Muir in the Sierra Nevada
- Muir Beach Overlook, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, California
- Muir Glacier, Alaska
- Muir Woods National Monument, Marin County, California
[edit] People
[edit] Music
- Alexander Muir, songwriter, poet and school headmaster in the township of Scarborough, Ontario
- Jamie Muir, British percussionist
- Mike Muir (born 1964), U.S. singer
- Muir Mathieson, British conductor
- Robbie Muir (musician), New Zealand musician
[edit] Sports
- Adam Muir (born 1971), Australian rugby league footballer
- Barry Muir (born 1937), Australian rugby league footballer
- Bryan Muir (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jim Muir (born 1958), U.S. skateboarder
- Lois Muir (born 1935), New Zealand sportswoman
- Robbie Muir (footballer), Australian rules footballer
[edit] Arts
- Chris Muir (born 1958), U.S. cartoonist
- Edwin Muir (1887–1959), British poet, novelist and translator
- Jean Muir (1928–1995), British fashion designer
- John Kenneth Muir (born 1969), U.S. writer on film and television
- William Muir (born 1977), Scottish poet
- Marjorie Muir Worthington (1900-1976), American writer
- Dick Muir South African Rugby Player
[edit] Academics
- Francis Muir (born 1926), British geophysicist
- John Muir (1838–1914), naturalist, engineer, explorer, and writer
- John Muir (indologist) (1810–1882), Scottish sanskritist
- John Muir (naturalist) (1874—1947), South African naturalist and cultural historian
- M. M. Pattison Muir (1848-1931), chemist and author
- Thomas Muir (mathematician) (1844–1934), British mathematician
- William Muir (1819–1905), British orientalist
- David F. Muir (born 1956), neuroscientist, inventor
[edit] Law
- Leilani Muir (born 1944), Canadian plaintiff
- Richard Muir (1857–1924), British prosecutor
- Thomas Muir (political reformer) (1765–1799), Scottish radical
[edit] Other
- Muir S. Fairchild, (1894-1950) former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
- David Muir, correspondent for ABC News
- Frank Muir (1920–1998), British comedian
- Jamie Muir (politician), Canadian educator and politician
- Jean Muir (actress) (1911–1996), American actress
- Kenneth Muir (VC) (1912–1950), British soldier
- Malcolm Muir (1885–1979), U.S. magazine industrialist
- Norrie Muir (born 1948), British mountaineer
- Sir Thomas Muir, founder of Muir College
[edit] Other uses
- John Muir College, residential college of the University of California, San Diego
- John Muir High School (Pasadena, California)
- Muir College, school for boys from Grade 4 to Grade 12 in Uitenhage, South Africa
- Muir Island, fictional island in the Marvel Comics universe
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