Name
Murray
Meaning
Murray is a masculine name of Scottish origin meaning “settlement by the sea”.
Murray derives from the Scottish region of Moray, whose name goes back to a Celtic term for a seaboard settlement. It became a clan surname and then a given name, especially popular among Scottish and Jewish families in the early twentieth century.
Peaked in the US in the 1920s; now mostly heard in Scotland and Canada.
At a glance
- Origin
- Scottish
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /MUR-ee/
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Questions
Murray is a masculine name of Scottish origin meaning “settlement by the sea”. Murray derives from the Scottish region of Moray, whose name goes back to a Celtic term for a seaboard settlement.
Murray is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Peaked in the US in the 1920s; now mostly heard in Scotland and Canada.
The name Murray comes from Scottish. Murray derives from the Scottish region of Moray, whose name goes back to a Celtic term for a seaboard settlement. It became a clan surname and then a given name, especially popular among Scottish and Jewish families in the early twentieth century.
Murray is pronounced MUR-ee.
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