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Murrin
Murrin comes from Irish Ó Muireáin ‘descendant of Muireán’, from muir ‘sea’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *móri.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*móri‘sea’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*mori‘sea’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900muir‘sea’
- Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘sea’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Muireáin‘descendant of Muireán’
- EnglishtodayMurrin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*móri‘sea’reconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*mori‘sea’reconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900muir‘sea’
- Irishc. 1200–presentsame form‘sea’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Muireáin‘descendant of Muireán’
- EnglishtodayMurrin
The story
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Muireáin (‘descendant of Muireán’), a diminutive of a personal name beginning with muir (‘sea’).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *mer- ‘sea, lake, wetland’
remember, murder, nightmare, mortality, mortal, maritime, mortar, mara, submarine, morbid, mort, morn, muller, ambrosia, marshy, mariner, moribund, cormorant, marinara, 59 more
through Proto-Indo-European *móri ‘sea’
march, mere, marine, marsh, mare, moor, maar, marinate, 17 more
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *móri / Murrin