Murrow

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld English mōr ← Proto-West Germanic *mōr ← Middle English rewe →
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Meanings

proper nounMurrow (countable and uncountable, plural Murrows)

plural Murrows

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. countableuncountableA village in Wisbech St Mary parish, Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TF3707).

Origin

  1. Old Englishrǣw
  2. Middle Englishrewe
  3. Proto-West Germanic*mōr“moor”
  4. Old Englishmōr
  5. EnglishMurrow

From Old English mōr, from Proto-West Germanic *mōr (“moor”) + Middle English rewe, rowe, rawe, from Old English rǣw, rāw.

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APA

Murrow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Murrow

MLA

“Murrow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Murrow. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Murrow,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Murrow.

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