Given name & surname

Moray

“the lord of the sea”

In Scottish use, Moray has a related form in Murray. One interpretation is “the lord of the sea.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

In Scottish use, Moray has a related form in Murray. One interpretation is “the lord of the sea.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

In Scottish use, Moray has a related form in Murray. An origin associated with Murray is Scottish.

Explained through its name family

Moray’s family of names

Moray has a related form in Murray.

Walk Moray’s family in the name graph

MorayMurrayMorrayMoraye

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Moray

Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.

Similar names

If you love Moray, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Nature

Mortey

“of the still water; of the dead sea”

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Moorlee

“woman from the moor” · “from the meadow on the moor”

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Mochny

“resembling a talking bird”

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Mohallah

“resembling the unfolding of a flower”

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Morlea

“woman from the moor” · “from the meadow on the moor”

No U.S. birth series

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Merral

“of the shining sea”

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Morrisie

“the sea's choice”

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Morrissie

“the sea's choice”

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Moray’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Moray

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