Murrin

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of murrain. alt-of, obsolete, uncountable, usually

    "Nor the literall murrins that have destroyed our Cattle"

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Irish.

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"Nor the literall murrins that have destroyed our Cattle"

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Muireáin (“descendant of Muireán”), a diminutive of a personal name beginning with muir (“sea”).

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