murrin

M3U1R1R1I1N1

proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Ó Muireáin →
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Meanings

murrin1

nounmurrin (usually uncountable, plural murrins)

plural murrins

  1. obsoleteuncountableusuallyObsolete form of murrain.

    Nor the literall murrins that have destroyed our Cattle

    1648, Thomas Warmstry (Dean of Worcester), Suspiria Ecclesiae et Reipublicae Anglicanae (page 15)

Murrin2

proper nounMurrin (plural Murrins)

plural Murrins · alternative Murran

  1. A surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishÓ Muireáin“descendant of Muireán”
  2. EnglishMurrin

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Muireáin (“descendant of Muireán”), a diminutive of a personal name beginning with muir (“sea”).

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Cite this entry
APA

murrin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murrin

MLA

“murrin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murrin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “murrin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murrin.

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