The name Murdy began in this region; it was a nickname for a seagoing warrior. The Gaelic form of the name is Mac Mhurchaidh, which means son of the sea warrior.
Irish Meaning: The name Murel is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Murel is: Knows the sea.
Muriel is an English name derived from Celtic elements meaning "sea" and "bright"
[ syll. mur(l), mu-rl ] The baby boy name Murl is derived from Old French origins. Murl is a variation of the name Merle (English and French). See also the related category french. Murl is rare as a baby name for boys.
The original Gaelic form of the name Murphey is O Murchadha or Mac Murchadha, which are both derived from the word "murchadh," meaning "sea warrior."
The surname is a variant of two Irish surnames: "Ó Murchadha"/"Ó Murchadh" (descendant of "Murchadh"), and "Mac Murchaidh"/"Mac Murchadh" (son of "Murchadh") derived from the Irish personal name "Murchadh", which meant sea-warrior or sea-battler. (Muir meaning sea and cath meaning battle).
Murray is an extremely common surname throughout Ireland, being among the top twenty most numerous. It can be of Scottish or Irish origin. The Scottish origins of the name applied to people from the region in Scotland, called Moray, which means "settlement by the sea" - the Irish Muireb means 'seafarer'.
Meaning of the name Murron. A Scottish name derived from the Irish Muireann meaning 'sea' or 'white, fair'.
Irish Meaning: The name Murrough is an Irish baby name. In Irish the meaning of the name Murrough is: Fighter of the sea.
Origins Available: Irish , Scottish. Murry. Buy JPG Image » The Pictish clans of ancient Scotland were the ancestors of first people to use the name Murry. The name was found in the county of Moray in the northeast of Scotland, but some historians describe the Clan's forbears as originally Flemish, some as Lowland ...
