Definitions for Murphy
Mur·phy

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater(noun)

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Murphy(Noun)

   An Irish or white potato.

2. Murphy(ProperNoun)

   in occasional use, transferred from the surname.

3. Murphy(ProperNoun)

   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. Murphy(ProperNoun)

   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. Murphy(ProperNoun)

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

6. Murphy(ProperNoun)

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

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Murphy(noun)

   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 Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Murphy

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

How to pronounce Murphy?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Nefer Nekhet:

   Alelia Murphy is the glue that holds this family together.

2. 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.

3. Robin Ball:

   Murphy's law just came into play today in so many ways and there are irreversible consequences for that.

4. Samantha Ware:

   Samantha Ware spot on the show. Samantha Ware talked about how Samantha Ware has reign. And heres the thing : I completely understood that, and I was ready to be like, This is your show. Im not here to be disrespectful, but at that point, we were already past the respect and she was just abusing her power. GLEE STAR SAMANTHA MARIE WARE SEEMINGLY RESPONDS TO LEA MICHELES APOLOGY In her initial statement about Micheles behavior, Samantha Ware claimed that the star once threatened to s -- t in Wares wig, which she said took place during a screening on set. She had an issue because I had laughed [ when watching a scene ] and thats when the Im going to s -- t in your wig comment happened, said Samantha Ware, noting that Michele intentionally spoke loudly so others could hear. Some chuckled and some gasped. It was mortifying. The whole point was for her to embarrass me. People heard her, but no one was going to stand up to her. While Samantha Ware said it could have been unintentional, the comment was racially charged because, as she put it, black women historically are known for their wigs. Clockwise from left : Billy Lewis Jr., Laura Dreyfuss, Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, Becca Tobin, Noah Guthrie, Samantha Marie Ware and Marshall Williams in' Glee.' ( Ryan Murphy Productions/20th Century Fox Television) It was Micheles tweet in support of the Black Lives Matter movement that spurred Wares accusations. Michele has since issued a public apology for her behavior, saying :.

5. Chris Murphy:

   President Donald Trump in 2017's been a prosecutor in Connecticut forever, president Donald Trump in 2017's a law-and-order guy, tough-nosed, well-respected. If I were Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, I wouldn't have taken this job, but President Donald Trump in 2017's got a reputation of being apolitical and serious.

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