Murchadh
Murchadh is masculine given name in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages.
![]() Murchadh in a Gaelic type, note the lenited c and d in the name (ch, dh) once appeared in Irish orthography with a dot above them, as pictured. | |
Gender | Masculine |
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Language(s) | Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
Other names | |
Anglicisation(s) | Murdo, Murdoch, Murphy, Murrough, Morrow |
See also | Muireadhach |
Etymology
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
Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic name are Murdo, Morrow, and Murdoch.[2][3][4] Anglicised forms of the Irish name are Murphy and Murrough. As a patronymic surname, Murphy and Morrow are also derived from Murchadh and its patronymics, MacMurchadh and Mac Murchadha
People with the given name
Murchad
- Murchad mac Áedo, king of Connacht
- Murchad mac Brain Mut (died 727), king of Leinster
- Murchad mac Brian Ó Flaithbheartaigh (1419), Irish chieftain
- Murchad mac Diarmata, king of Leinster, Dublin, and the Isles
- Murchad mac Flaithbertaig (died 767), chief of the Cenél Conaill
- Murchad mac Flann mac Glethneachan (fl. 973), king of Maigh Seóla
- Murchad mac Máele Dúin (fl. 819–833), king of Ailech
- Murchad Midi (died 715), king of Uisnech
- Murchad Ua Flaithbertaig (fl. c.1202-1241), bishop of Annaghdown,
- Murchad mac Briain, son of Brian Boru who died at the Battle of Clontarf
Murchadh
- Murchadh an Chapail Ua Flaithbheartaigh, (died 1036), a king of Maigh Seóla / Iar Connacht
- Murchadh mac Aodha, (died 960), king of Uí Maine
- Murchadh mac Maenach (died 891), king of Maigh Seóla
- Murchadh mac Sochlachan, (died 936), king of Uí Maine
- Murchadh Mac Suibhne, (died 1267), Norse-Gaelic nobleman
- Murchadh Ó Cuindlis, (fl. 1398-1411) Irish scribe
- Murchadh Ó Madadhain, (fl. 1347-1371), chief of Síol Anmchadha
- Murchadh Ó Madadhan, (1327), king of Síol Anmchadha
- Murchadh Reagh Ó Madadhan, (d. 1475), chief of Síol Anmchadha
Murdo
- Alex Murdo Macleod (1932–2006), Free Church of Scotland minister
- Murdo Fraser (born 1965), Scottish politician
- Murdo MacDonald, several people
- Murdo Macfarlane (Murchadh MacPhàrlain; 1901-1982), Scottish Gaelic poet
- Murdo MacKay (1917–2000), Canadian ice hockey player
- Murdo Mackay (born 1956), Scottish businessman
- Murdo MacKenzie, several people
- Murdo MacKenzie (1850–1939), Scottish businessman
- Murdo MacKenzie (1835–1912), minister and moderator of the Free Church of Scotland
- Murdo Maclean (born 1943), Scottish businessman
- Murdo Young McLean (1848–1916), Canadian publisher
- Murdo MacLeod, several people
- Murdo MacLeod (born 1958), Scottish former professional football player
- Murdo MacLeod (born 1947), Scottish professional snooker player
- Murdo J. MacLeod, Scottish historian
- Murdo Martin (1917–1989), Canadian politician
- Murdo McDougall, Scottish football manager
- Murdo Scribe (1920–1983), Swampy Cree educator
- Murdo Tait (born 1938), Scottish footballer
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See also
References
- Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 352, 406, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- Mark, Colin (2006), The Gaelic-English Dictionary, London: Routledge, p. 715, ISBN 0-203-22259-8
- Some Anglicsed Surnames in Ireland, Padraic MacGiolla-Domhnaigh (1923)
- A Dictionary of Surnames, Patrick Hanks & Flavia Hodges (Oxford University Press, 1988)
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