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The Name Murray - Origin and Meaning of Murray
  



The Name Murray - Origin and Meaning of Murray


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Murray

Scottish Gaelic

Usage of the Name Murray

Scottish, English

Meaning of the Name Murray

The name Murray comes from a Scottish surname, which is derived from the name of the district on the south shore of the Moray Firth, in Scotland.

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Murray Leinster (1896 - 1975), an American writer; Murray Rothbard (1926 - 1995), an American writer, philosopher, economist, and activist; Murray Gell-Mann (born 1929), an American physicist. A bearer of the surname is Bill Murray (born 1950), an American comedian and actor.
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