Etymograph

English

Murphysboro

From the surname Murphy + -s- + -boro.

Formed from Murphy + -s- + -boro

Irish Ó Murchadha ‘descendant of Murrough’

English Murphy

Today it means

name A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Illinois, United States.

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Etymograph / Murphysboro