Gender | Masculine |
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Language(s) | Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
Other names | |
Anglicisation(s) | Murdo, Murdoch, Murphy, Murch |
See also | Muireadhach |
Murchadh is masculine given name of Irish origin, used in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages.
A Dictionary of First Names, published by Oxford University Press, defines the Irish name as being derived from the 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, which means "lord", but is said to derive from muir, which means "sea". [1]
Anglicised forms of the name in Scottish Gaelic are Murdo and Murdoch. [2] [3] [4] As a patronymic surname, Murphy is derived from Murchadh and its patronymics, MacMurchadh and Mac Murchadha
Gender | Masculine |
---|---|
Language(s) | Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
Other names | |
Anglicisation(s) | Murdo, Murdoch, Murphy, Murch |
See also | Muireadhach |
Murchadh is masculine given name of Irish origin, used in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages.
A Dictionary of First Names, published by Oxford University Press, defines the Irish name as being derived from the 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, which means "lord", but is said to derive from muir, which means "sea". [1]
Anglicised forms of the name in Scottish Gaelic are Murdo and Murdoch. [2] [3] [4] As a patronymic surname, Murphy is derived from Murchadh and its patronymics, MacMurchadh and Mac Murchadha