Murchadh
 Murchadh in a Gaelic type, note the lenited c and d in the name (ch, dh) once appeared in Irish orthography with a dot above them, as pictured. | |
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Irish, Scottish Gaelic |
| Other names | |
| Anglicisation(s) | Murdo, Murdoch, Murrough, Morrow |
| See also | Muireadhach |
Murchadh is masculine given name in the Irish and Scottish Gaelic languages.
Etymology
A Dictionary of First Names, published by Oxford University Press, defines the Irish name as being derived from the Gaelic elements muir, meaning "sea"; and cadh, meaning "battle". In the same book, the Scottish Gaelic name is defined as being a modern form of the Gaelic name Muireadhach, which means "lord", but is said to derive from muir, which means "sea".[1]
Anglicised forms
Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic name are Murdo and Murdoch.[2] An Anglicised form of the Irish name is Murrough and Morrow. As a patronymic surname, Murphy and Morrow are also derived from Murchadh and its patronymics, MacMurchadh and Mac Murchadha
People with the given name
Murchad
- Murchad mac Áedo, king of Connacht
- Murchad mac Brain Mut (died 727), king of Leinster
- Murchad mac Brian Ó Flaithbheartaigh (1419), Irish chieftain
- Murchad mac Diarmata, king of Leinster, Dublin, and the Isles
- Murchad mac Flaithbertaig (died 767), chief of the Cenél Conaill
- Murchad mac Flann mac Glethneachan (fl. 973), king of Maigh Seóla
- Murchad mac Máele Dúin (fl. 819–833), king of Ailech
- Murchad Midi (died 715), king of Uisnech
- Murchad Ua Flaithbertaig (fl. c.1202-1241), bishop of Annaghdown,
Murchadh
- Murchadh an Chapail Ua Flaithbheartaigh, (died 1036), a king of Maigh Seóla / Iar Connacht
- Murchadh mac Aodha, (died 960), king of Uí Maine
- Murchadh mac Maenach (died 891), king of Maigh Seóla
- Murchadh mac Sochlachan, (died 936), king of Uí Maine
- Murchadh Ó Cuindlis, (fl. 1398-1411) Irish scribe
- Murchadh Ó Madadhain, (fl. 1347-1371), chief of Síol Anmchadha
- Murchadh Ó Madadhan, (1327), king of Síol Anmchadha
- Murchadh Reagh Ó Madadhan, (d. 1475), chief of Síol Anmchadha
- Murchadh MacPhàrlain, known in English as Murdo Macfarlane, (1901-1982), Gaelic poet
See also
References
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 352, 406, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
- ^ Mark, Colin (2006), The Gaelic-English Dictionary, London: Routledge, p. 715, ISBN 0-203-22259-8
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