Details for the forename Murray

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Murray (male)


Variants:	Muireach (M)
Can be spelt:	Moray (M)

Source(s):	FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	Scottish, derived from the surname, which is especially prolific in the province of Moray in north east Scotland. It has rare occurrence in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire. Murray is also the Anglicized form of the Gaelic Muireach, a short form of Muireadhach.