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Murdoch - Wikipedia

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Murdoch (/ˈmɜːrdɒk/ MUR-dok, UK also /-dəx/ -⁠dəkh)^[1] is an Irish/Scottish given name, as well as a surname. The name is derived from old Irish Gaelic words mur, meaning "sea" and murchadh, meaning "sea warrior".^[2] The following is a list of notable people or entities with the name.

Given name

Muireadhach I, Earl of Menteith, Scottish nobleman
Muireadhach II, Earl of Menteith, Scottish nobleman
Muireadhach III, Earl of Menteith, Scottish nobleman
Murdoch Stewart, Duke of Albany, Scottish nobleman.
Murdoch Macdonald, British politician and civil engineer
Murdoch MacLennan (born 1949), British media executive

Surname

Alexi Murdoch, Scottish-born singer
Alister Murdoch, Australian air marshal
Beamish Murdoch, judge and historian of Nova Scotia
Ben Murdoch-Masila, New Zealand Rugby League player
Billy Murdoch, Australian cricketer
Billy Murdoch (Scottish footballer)
Blair Murdoch, Canadian television producer
Bobby Murdoch, Scottish footballer
Bradley John Murdoch, Australian murderer
Brian H. Murdoch (1930–2020), Irish mathematician
Colin Murdoch, New Zealand pharmacist and veterinarian who invented disposable hypodermic syringes
David Murdoch – several people including
- David Murdoch, Scottish sportsman
Don Murdoch, National Hockey League player
Elisabeth Murdoch (businesswoman), daughter of Rupert Murdoch
Elisabeth Murdoch (senior), philanthropist, wife of Keith Murdoch and mother of Rupert Murdoch
George Murdoch, first mayor of Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Gilbert Hugh Murdoch, Canadian politician
Iris Murdoch, British novelist and philosopher
James Murdoch – several people including
- James Murdoch (born 1972), British-American businessman
John E. Murdoch, American historian and philosopher of science
John Smith Murdoch, Australian architect
Keith Murdoch, Australian journalist and father of Rupert Murdoch
Keith Murdoch (rugby union) (1943–2018), New Zealand rugby union footballer
Lachlan Murdoch, former chief operating officer of News Corporation and eldest son of Rupert Murdoch
Lachlan Murdoch, Canadian actor
Marion Murdoch (1849–?), American minister
Richard Murdoch, British comedian and light actor
Robert C. Murdoch, New Zealand malacologist
Rupert Murdoch, Australian-American media mogul, CEO and Chairman of News Corporation
Stuart Murdoch (football manager), former footballer and ex-manager of Milton Keynes Dons F.C.
Stuart Murdoch (musician), Scottish singer
Trevor Murdoch, American professional wrestler
Walter Murdoch, Australian academic and essayist
William Murdoch – several people including
- William McMaster Murdoch, first officer on the RMS Titanic
- William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor of gas lighting (sometimes spelt "Murdock")
- William Murdoch (poet), Scottish poet

Fictional characters

Detective William Murdoch, the protagonist in a series of novels by Maureen Jennings, and a spin-off television series
John Murdoch, protagonist in the feature film Dark City
Murdoc Niccals, bassist for the virtual band Gorillaz
Murdoc, a character in the MacGyver television series
Murdoch, a tender engine character in Thomas & Friends, Introduced in the Series 7 episode (Peace and Quiet)

Organisations

Murdoch University, a public university in Perth, Australia

References

^ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, p. 526, ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0
^ Selectsurnames.com

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