Murphy - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Murphy \m(u)-rp

is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "sea warrior".

Murphy has 6 variant forms: Murfee, Murfey, Murfie, Murphee, Murphey and Murphie.

Baby names that sound like Murphy are Murrow, Marve, Murough and Morrow.

Murphy is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#59 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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