Given name & surname
Moriarty
“a warrior of the sea”
Moriarty is used as a given name and a surname. One Irish interpretation is “a warrior of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “a warrior of the sea.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
How it developed
From Irish Ó Muircheartaigh (“descendant of Muircheartach”).
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Moriarty’s family of names
Moriarty has a related form in Moriartea. Moriarty has a related form in Moriartee. Moriarty has a related form in Moriartey.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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