Given name

Murdanaidh

“sea”·“battle”

Murdanaidh is a masculine given name. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Murdanaidh is a diminutive of Murchadh. Murchadh is built from elements meaning “sea” and “battle”.

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Where it comes from

Murdanaidh is a diminutive of Murchadh. Murchadh comes from Old Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Murdanaidh’s family of names

In Scottish Gaelic usage, Murdanaidh is a diminutive of MURCHADH.

Walk Murdanaidh’s family in the name graph

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