Details for the forename Murdo

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Murdo (male)


Variants:	Muireadhach (M) Murchadh (M) Murdoch (M) Murdon (M)
Pet Name(s):	Murdanie (M) Murdie (M) Murdy (M)
Feminine form:	Murdag (F) Murdann (F) Murdina (F)

Source(s):	FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	Scottish; Murdo and Murdoch are Anglicized spellings of the Gaelic namesMuireadhach/Murchadh derived from Gaelic "sea". Murdo is a popular name in the Scottish highlands from whence it has spread to many other English-speaking countries with a strong Scottish background, especially New Zealand. In the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire the variant Murdoch is more frequent than Murdo which is very rare in that record.