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Princeton's WordNet

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

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

Wiktionary

  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.

Wikipedia

  1. Murphy

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

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  1. Murphynoun

    a potato

Wikidata

  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 Dictionary

  1. Murphy

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

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  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.

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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. President Biden:

    This photo from Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, shows Gov. Phil Murphy, D-N.J., during a gubernatorial debate at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey( AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, Pool) CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP A growing number of political prognosticators look at Phil Murphy as a potential 2024 Democratic White House hopeful should President Biden change Phil Murphy mind and announce Phil Murphy wo n’t seek reelection. Asked about any national ambitions in the upcoming presidential cycle, Phil Murphy answered that President Biden.

  2. 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.

  3. Senator Paul:

    We have worked with( Connecticut Democratic Sen.) Chris Murphy twice to have votes, the first time we got 20-something votes. Last time we got I think 44 votes. So, I think if we could get another vote I think we could block them. But as you know, in the Senate, most times you're blocked from having a vote.

  4. Erin Perrine:

    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.

  5. New Jersey:

    If not for New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.

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