English
Moriarty
Moriarty comes from Irish Ó Muircheartaigh ‘descendant of Muircheartach’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Muircheartaigh‘descendant of Muircheartach’
- EnglishtodayMoriarty
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentÓ Muircheartaigh‘descendant of Muircheartach’
- EnglishtodayMoriarty
A compound of muir ‘sea’ + ceardaí ‘craftsman’
Proto-Indo-European *mer- ‘sea, lake, wetland’
Proto-Indo-European *móri ‘sea’
Proto-Celtic *mori ‘sea’
Old Irish muir ‘sea’
Irish muir ‘sea’
Irish ceard ‘craft, craftsman’
Irish ceardaí ‘craftsman’
Every English word from Irish Ó Muircheartaigh
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish Ó Muircheartaigh / Moriarty