Definitions for murphy
mur·phy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, taternoun

   an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Murphynoun

   An Irish or white potato.

2. Murphynoun

   in occasional use, transferred from the surname.

3. Murphynoun

   A common Irish surname, the anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha

   After a long talk between these two, and a little broken English from the Frenchmen, our visitors took leave; but Father Murphy had hardly gone a dozen rods when back he came, inquiring whether we were in want of anything.

4. Murphynoun

   A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of occasional usage.

   Sonja made me promise I would go to college. She said she'd wanted her daughter, Murphy, to go. She'd named her baby Murphy because it could never be a stripper name. But her daughter had changed her name to London.

5. Murphynoun

   A census-designated place, the county seat of Owyhee County, Idaho, United States.

6. Murphynoun

   A town, the county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States.

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1. Murphy

   Murphy () (Irish: Ó Murchú) is an Irish surname and the most common surname in the Republic of Ireland.

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1. murphy

   Murphy typically refers to "Murphy's Law," a popular adage that states that "anything that can go wrong, will go wrong." It can also be a common surname of Irish origin, derived from the Gaelic term "Ó Murchadha" meaning "descendant of sea warrior." In some contexts, it can also refer to an Irish potato, usually in a historical context related to the Irish Potato Famine. The term would need context to derive its exact meaning, as it can vary based on usage.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Murphynoun

   a potato

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1. Murphy

   Murphy is the county seat and largest city of Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States. It is situated at the confluence of the Hiwassee and Valley Rivers. It is the westernmost county seat in the state of North Carolina, approximately 360 miles from the state capital in Raleigh.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Murphy

   mur′fi, n. (coll.) a potato:—pl. Mur′phies (-fiz). [From the common Irish name Murphy.]

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1. MURPHY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Murphy is ranked #64 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Murphy surname appeared 308,417 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 105 would have the surname Murphy.
   
   83.1% or 256,325 total occurrences were White.
   11.5% or 35,560 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 7,217 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 5,428 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 2,097 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 1,789 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Root Vegetable
   • Starches

How to pronounce murphy?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of murphy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of murphy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of murphy in a Sentence

1. David Barram:

   I'm very sympathetic to Emily Murphy. It's a tough spot to be in. I just think Emily Murphy has to finally come to a decision and like I say, I'm sympathetic for Emily Murphy. I think it will make everything work when Emily Murphy finally does.

2. Erin Perrine:

   Governor DeSantis is a proven champion of our Constitutional right to bear arms and took action as governor to strengthen and affirm the Second Amendment, including signing constitutional carry legislation into law this month, donald Trump made promises to NRA members when he ran for office, but then as president, he caved to pressure from the Washington establishment, liberal media, and gun-grabbing Democrats and attacked the NRA, siding with liberal Democrat Senators like Chris Murphy and Dianne Feinstein in support of their gun control legislation.

3. Illinois Democratic Rep. Mike Quigley:

   Last April, I asked the GSA administrator under oath whether the President or anyone at the White House was involved in the discussions on this decision about the FBI building, general Services Administrator Emily Murphy said no. The inspector general said that General Services Administrator Emily Murphy misled us. I suppose that's a DC euphemism for a lie. So I'd like General Services Administrator Emily Murphy to come back before my subcommittee and answer that question accurately.

4. Fox News:

   In New Jersey, Republican Jack Ciattarelli may beat incumbent Democrat Phil Murphy. Both of them are White.

5. Patrick Murray:

   When you’re a gubernatorial candidate, there’s always going to be one type of criticism or another, my focus is on Phil Murphy. And here's one thing I know about all 1.4 million Republicans in New Jersey, none of them want to see Phil Murphy get a second term. It’s my job to get all of us to rally around that very point.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=murphy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Murphy
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/murphy
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=murphy
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=murphy
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html