Boy name Scottish Gaelic origin

Murray

MUR-ee · 6 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Settlement by the sea or Lord of Moray
Language
Scottish Gaelic
Culture
Scottish
Style era
modern
Themes
Scottish · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2726
2024 births48
Peak year1922
First appeared1880
Total US births21,859
1922 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Murr
Alternate spellings
MurryMurrie
In other languages
Moireach

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