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murtagh

/mˈɝtəɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
murtagh
IPA
/mˈɝtəɡ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

From the Irish surname, from Ó Muircheartaigh (“descendant of Muircheartach”), a personal name meaning "navigator," from muir (“sea”) + ceard (“skilled”). Compare Moriarty, Scottish Murdoch.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Murtaghs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce murtagh?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɝtəɡ/.
What does murtagh mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does murtagh come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce murtagh

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