Entry № 11396 · Manx origin

Voirrey Voirrey — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ VOR-ree /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Manx
Meaning
"Mary"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Medieval (Manx)

A name that means "mary".

Voirrey is the Manx Gaelic form of Mary — used on the Isle of Man. The Manx language is closely related to Scottish and Irish Gaelic.

Voirrey is rare but distinctive — chosen by parents drawn to the Manx Celtic revival.

The Manx Mary. The Isle of Man.

The name in its native script.

Voirrey
Transliteration
Voirrey
Pronunciation
/ ˈvɔːr.i /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Voirrey stands.

Voirrey does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Voirreys before her.

Real people
Voirrey Irving
Manx girl said to have communicated with the talking mongoose Gef.
1917 – 2005
In fiction
Voirrey
Rare in fiction.

Names connected to Voirrey.

The number behind Voirrey.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Voirrey reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.