McMurtry

M3C3M3U1R1T1R1Y4

proper noun

A surname.

OriginScottish Gaelic Mac Muircheartaigh →
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Meanings

proper nounMcMurtry (plural McMurtrys)

plural McMurtrys · alternative McMurtrey · alternative McMurtrie

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac Muircheartaigh“son of Muircheartach”
  2. EnglishMcMurtry

Anglicized form of Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic Mac Muircheartaigh (“son of Muircheartach”), a personal name composed of the elements muir (“sea”) + ceartach (“ruler”). Compare McCurdy and Moriarty.

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APA

McMurtry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McMurtry

MLA

“McMurtry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McMurtry. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McMurtry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McMurtry.

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