Moriarty

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈmɔːɹiɑː(ɹ)ti//

A surname from Irish.

proper noun

1
A surname from Irish.
2
Professor James Moriarty, fictional archenemy and nemesis of Sherlock Holmes; by extension any such archenemy or nemesis.
The town of Twin Peaks, suddenly not energised by its mammary setting, is narrated as a large chess board on which the action is completely defined by the competing logic of Dale Cooper and his Moriarty-like nemesis, Windom Earle.
3
A city in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States.
4
A locality in Latrobe council area, Tasmania, Australia.

Etymology

From Irish Ó Muircheartaigh (“descendant of Muircheartach”), a name from muir (“sea”) + ceardaí (“craftsman”).

Morgan · A unisex given name. A male or female given name morgue · A building or room where dead bodies are kept before their…Mori · A surname from Japanese.

Moriarty · A surname from Irish.

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