Murrey

Murrey
Recorded as MacMurray, McMurray, Murray, Murrey, Moray, Merries and Merry, this interesting surname is of Irish, Scottish and Anglo-Saxon origins of which it has four! The first is locational from Moray in North East Scotland. This is thought to be named from the Old Celtic elements meaning sea, and settlement, whilst the second is a development of the Gaelic "MacMuireadhaigh", meaning the son of the sea man. The third is also Gaelic from "Mac Giolla Mhuire", meaning the son of the servant of the virgin Mary". The fourth is English, and a variant of Merry. This was a medieval nickname surname for someone of a blithe or cheerful disposition and ultimately from the Olde English pre 7th century word "myrige", meaning pleasant. The sound represented by the Olde English "y" developed in various ways in the different dialects of Middle English, such as "u" in the West and Central Midlands. The Scottish family of Murray can be traced to a Flemish settler, Hugh Freskin, who in 1130 obtained extensive grants of land in Morayshire from which the name was taken. Lord George Murray famous for his part in the 1745 uprising, came from this family. Had he been left in command of the Scottish army, he may well have won the battle of Culloden, and thereby changed the whole face of Scottish and British history.The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of William de Moravia. This was dated 1203, when he was a witness at the abbey of Holyrood, Scotland, during the reign of King William, the Lyon, of Scotland, 1165 - 1214. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Murrey — Mur rey, n. [OF. mor[ e]e a dark red color, mor blackish brown, fr. L. morum mulberry, blackberry, or fr. Maurus a Moor. Cf. {Mulberry}, {Moor}, {Morelle}.] A dark red color. a. Of a dark red color. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • murrey — [mʉr′ē] n. [ME murry < OFr moree, a dark red color < ML moratum < L morum,MULBERRY] a dark purplish red color; mulberry adj. of this color …   English World dictionary

  • Murrey — For the English cricketer, see Barbara Murrey. In heraldry, murrey is a stain , an occasionally used tincture. According to dictionaries, murrey is the colour of mulberries, somewhere between gules (red) and purpure (violet), almost maroon;[1]… …   Wikipedia

  • murrey — /merr ee/, n. a dark purplish red color. [1375 1425; late ME murrey, morrey < MF moré (adj. and n.), morée (n.) < ML moratum, morata, neut. and fem. of moratus, equiv. to L mor(um) mulberry + atus ATE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • Murrey Bowling — is the United States largest independent family owned bowling equipment manufacturer and licensed general building contractor. Murrey is a world class bowling lane equipment manufacturer and general building contractor that specializes in… …   Wikipedia

  • murrey — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French muré, from Medieval Latin moratum, from neuter of moratus mulberry colored, from Latin morum mulberry more at mulberry Date: 15th century a purplish black ; mulberry …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • murrey — noun /məriː/ a) The mulberry fruit. b) A tincture, the colour of mulberries, between gules and purpure …   Wiktionary

  • Murrey — The dark purple red of the mulberry fruit s juice; the range of colour carries from purple to a reddish brown. The word was also used of cloth and stained glass so coloured. [< Lat. morum = mulberry, fruit of the mulberry] …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

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  • murrey — [ mʌri] noun archaic the deep purple red colour of a mulberry. ↘Heraldry another term for sanguine. Origin ME: via OFr. from med. L. moratus, from morum mulberry …   English new terms dictionary

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