Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

murdoch

/ˈmɜː(ɹ)dɒk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.49 in modern English

Syllables: mur-doch
IPA: /ˈmɜː(ɹ)dɒk/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.

name

An unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Warren County, Ohio, United States, named after James Edward Murdoch.

name

A suburb of Perth in the City of Melville, Western Australia, named after Walter Murdoch.

Example Sentences

"The four-part Showtime docuseries charts the importance of gossip to the New York tabloids, but also the growth of such material beyond them, via the web, TMZ and television, where Murdoch brought his tabloid sensibilities with “A Current Affair,” spawning a host of imitators."

Etymology

Unknown, but possibly from Scottish Gaelic muir (“sea”), or from muireach (“mariner”); or from descendants of Clan Macpherson, also titled "Clann Mhuirich" indicating descent from "Mhuirich the Parson"; or from descendants of legendary bard Muiredach O Daly.

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: muir

Derived Forms

Murdochian

Rhymes With

murdock

Questions

How do you pronounce murdoch?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɜː(ɹ)dɒk/.
What does murdoch mean?: A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Where does murdoch come from?: It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce murdoch

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