Muireadhaigh

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Muireadhaigh
GenderMasculine
Language(s)Gaelic
Origin
Meaning"mariner"
Other names
Anglicisation(s)Morrow, Murray
Related namesMuireadhadh, Moireabh, Murchadh

Muireadhaigh is a Gaelic personal name derived from the word muir meaning sea, and thus coming to mean 'seaman', 'mariner' and also 'lord'. It is found as a patronym in the form of Ó Muireadhaigh and MacMuireadhaigh, which have been anglicised as Murray and Morrow in southwestern Scotland, northeastern Connacht and County Cavan.[1]

The name Morrow is found primarily in Donegal, Antrim, Down and Armagh which is due to Scottish settlement in those areas.

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  1. ^ Woulfe, Peter (1923). Irish names and Surnames.
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