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Murphy () ( ga, Ua Murchadha) is an Irish surname and the most common surname in the Republic of Ireland. Origins and variants 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). It is said of Murrough (Murchadh) as he entered the thick of the fight and prepared to assail the foreign invaders, the Danes, when they had repulsed the Dal-Cais, that 'he was seized with a boiling terrible anger, an excessive elevation and greatness of spirit and mind. A bird of valour and championship rose in him, and fluttered over his head and on his breath. In modern Irish, "Ó Murchú", rather than "Ó Murchadha", is used. "Murphy" is the most common surname in Ireland, the fourteenth most common surname in Northern Ireland, and the fifty-eighth m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murchadh
Murchadh is masculine given name in the Irish language, Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages. Etymology ''A Dictionary of First Names'', published by Oxford University Press, defines the Irish name as being derived from the Gaelic languages, Gaelic elements ''muir'', meaning "sea"; and ''cadh'', meaning "battle". In the same book, the Scottish Gaelic name is defined as being a modern form of the Gaelic name ''Muireadhach (other), Muireadhach'', which means "lord", but is said to derive from ''muir'', which means "sea". Anglicised forms Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic name are ''Murdo'', ''Morrow, and ''Murdoch''.''A Dictionary of Surnames'', Patrick Hanks & Flavia Hodges (Oxford University Press, 1988) Anglicised forms of the Irish name are ''Murphy, Morgan and ''Murrough''. As a patronymic surname, Murphy and Morrow (surname), Morrow are also derived from Murchadh and its patronymics, ''MacMurchadh'' and ''Mac Murchadha'' People with the given name Murchad *Mur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |