Etymology

Murley

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Today it means: A surname from Irish. Full definition →

Irish Ó Murthuile
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  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Murthuile“descendant of Murthuile”
  2. English todayMurley

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Murthuile (“descendant of Murthuile”), a personal name derived from murthuile (“sea tide”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.