English Explanatory Dictionary

McMurtry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

McMurtry McMurtrys McMurtrey McMurtrie

Etymology

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Muircheartaigh (“son of Muircheartach”), a personal name composed of the elements muir (“sea”) + ceartach (“ruler”). Compare McCurdy and Moriarty.

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