Murphy (given name)

Murphy is a given name of Irish origin.

Murphy

Pronunciation	US: /ˈmɜːrfi/ UK: /ˈmɜːfi/
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	1. Irish Gaelic 2. English
Word/name	From the Irish surname, which was derived from the Irish personal name "Murchadh".
Derivation	Irish: Murchadh
Meaning	"Sea Warrior"
Region of origin	Ireland
Other names
Variant form(s)	Murphey
Short form(s)	Murph
Related names	Murchadh, Murdoch, Murdo
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Notable people and characters with the name include:

Men

• Murphy Akanji (born 1977), Nigerian footballer
• Murphy Anderson (1926–2015), American comics artist
• Murphy Bennett (born 2004), British footballer
• Murphy Cassone (born 2002), American tennis player
• Murphy Currie (1893–1939), American baseball player
• Murphy Dunne (born 1942), American actor and musician
• Murphy J. Foster (1849–1921), American politician
• Murphy James Foster Jr., known as Mike Foster (1930–2020), American businessman and politician
• Murphy Greenberg (1907–1984), American football player
• Murphy Guyer (born 1952), American actor, playwright, writer and director
• Murphy Holloway (born 1990), American basketball player
• Murphy Ijemba, Nigerian radio personality
• Murphy Jensen (born 1968), American tennis player and businessman
• Murphy Karges, Member group Sugar Ray
• Murphy Lee (born 1979/1980), American rapper
• Murphy Mahoney (born 2001), English footballer
• Murphy Morobe, South African anti-apartheid activist
• Murphy Nagbe (born 1984), Liberian footballer
• Murphy Pakiam (born 1938), Malaysian Catholic archbishop
• Murphy Reid (born 2006), Australian professional rules footballer
• Murphy O. Shewchuk, Canadian writer
• Murphy Smith (born 1987), American professional baseball pitcher
• Murphy Su'a (born 1966), New Zealand cricketer
• Murphy Taramai (born 1992), New Zealand rugby union player
• Murphy Tomlinson, American curler
• Murphy Troy (born 1989), American volleyball player
• Murphy Walker (born 1999), Scottish rugby union player
• Murphy Wiredu (born 1985), Canadian soccer player

Women

• Murphy Agnew (born 1998), American soccer player
• Murphy Bromberg (born 1995), American diver
• Murphy Cross, American actress
• Murphy Claire Levesque (born 2008), daughter of Stephanie McMahon and Triple H
• Murphy Sheaff (born 2003), New Zealand soccer player

Fictional characters

• Murphy Bellman, in the British TV series The Dumping Ground
• Murphy Brown, the title character from the TV show Murphy Brown played by Candice Bergen
• Murphy Cooper, in the film Interstellar (2014)
• Murphy MacManus, one of the two main characters from the movie The Boondock Saints
• Murphy Mason, the title character from the TV show In the Dark played by Perry Mattfeld
• Murphy Pendleton, the protagonist of the video game Silent Hill: Downpour
• the title character of Murphy , Samuel Beckett's first published novel

See also

• Murphy (surname)
• Murphy (disambiguation)

References

1. Campbell, Mike. "Murphy". behindthename.com. Behind the Name. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
2. "Popular Baby Names". The United States Social Security Administration. Retrieved 9 December 2024.