Murray
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- Australia//ˈmʌɹi//
- Scotland//ˈmʌɾe//
- Scotland//-ɾɪ//
- //ˈmɝ.i//
- //ˈmʊɹi//
A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
proper noun
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A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Mordake the Earl of Fife, and eldest son / To beaten Douglas, and the Earls of Athol, / Of Murray, Angus, and Menteith.
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A male given name transferred from the surname.
Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis have been marching to their own choreographic drummer for a long time now.
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A placename: A number of places in Australia: A major river in south-eastern Australia, flowing 2,589 km (1,609 mi) to the Indian Ocean, through New South Wales and Victoria, where it forms the border for hundreds of miles, to the sea through South Australia; in full, the Murray River. Named after Sir George Murray.
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A placename: A number of places in Australia: A suburb of the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
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A placename: A number of places in Australia: A local government area, the Shire of Murray, in the Peel region, Western Australia, probably named after the Murray River (Western Australia).
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A placename: A number of places in Australia: A river in Western Australia (as above).
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A placename: A minor river in Stewart Island, New Zealand.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in the town of Fairfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Shoshone County, Idaho.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lancaster Township, Wells County, Indiana.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Calloway County, Kentucky.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A village in Cass County, Nebraska.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Orleans County, New York.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Salt Lake County, Utah.
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A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Utah.
Etymology
Scottish surname derived from the place name Moray in northeastern Scotland, from Medieval Latin Moravia, Morauia, from Scottish Gaelic Moireibh, Moireabh, Moreb, ultimately from Proto-Celtic *mori (“sea”) + *trebā (“settlement”).
Forms
- plural
- Murrays
Murray · A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
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