What does Murphy mean?

Murphy means "descendant of Murchadh"

How do we pronounce Murphy?

Murphy \mur-(p)hy, mu-r-phy\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Murphy is sometimes used as a name girl name meaning. Its pronunciation is as M-ERFiy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Murphy: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; F as in "fee (F.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Murphy?

Murphy is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from Celtic origins. The first name is derived from an Irish surname, which is itself from Ó Murchadha meaning 'descendant of name Murchadh origin'. Murphy has 12 variants. Other versions include Murf meaning and origin, baby name Murfea, name Murfee, Murfey pronounciation, Murfi meaning, baby name Murfie, Murfy meaning of name, Murph name, baby name Murphee, Murphey name, meaning of Murphi, and Murphie meaning of name.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Murphy:

name Murfee, short names for Murfey, Murfi definition, short names for Murfie, Murphee name popularity, Murphey meaning, Murphi meaning of name, Murphie name (English), Mehrab meaning, Morphée name (French), Murfy meaning, Maarav name popularity (Hebrew), name Maroof meaning (Arabic), Maruf definition (Arabic), Marv meaning (English), Marve meaning, Merv meaning and origin (English), name Minervo origin, name Morfeo, and name Morph origin.

The baby name Murphy fun facts:

The name Murphy in reverse order is "Yhprum".

The numerological value of the name Murphy is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Murphy?

Murphy is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames