Murdock
[ˈmɜːr.dɒk]Meaning
scottish surname, anglicized from Scottish Gaelic Muireadhach, Murchadh or Muircheartach
Background Story
Murdock is an anglicized form of the Scottish Gaelic names Muireadhach, Murchadh and Muircheartach, each of which has muir, "sea", as its first element; the three mean "mariner", "sea-warrior" and "sea-ruler" respectively. It is a relatively modern iteration of the Irish or Scottish name Murdoch. A user-submitted entry records Murdock as a masculine given name in Scottish.
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