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.
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Gender | Masculine |
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Language(s) | Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
Anglicisation(s) | Murdo, Murdoch, Murrough, Morrow |
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Murchadh is masculine given name 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 , which means "lord", but is said to derive from muir, which means "sea".
Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic name are Murdo and Murdoch. An Anglicised form of the Irish name is Murrough and Morrow. As a patronymic surname, Murphy and Morrow are also derived from Murchadh and its patronymics, MacMurchadh and Mac Murchadha