Murray
[ˈmʌri]Meaning
from a Scottish or Irish surname; the Scottish one is from the place name Moray
Background Story
Murray comes from a surname, either Scottish or Irish in origin. The Scottish surname is derived from the place name Moray in northeastern Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic Moireibh, which goes back to Proto-Celtic *mori, "sea", and *trebā, "settlement". The name is also used in Italian as an unadapted borrowing from English.
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