Where does “Murray” come from?
Murray (English) comes from English Moray, from Portuguese moreia, from French moraine, from Italian morena, from Latin mūrus, from Old Latin moerus, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.
Ancestry of “Murray”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Moray | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | moreia | moray; debris |
| 3 | French | moraine | moraine |
| 4 | Italian | morena | moraine, glacial till, drift |
| 5 | Latin | mūrus | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | moerus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy- | soft, tender, dear |
Words derived from “Murray”