MURPHY
potato, white potato, Irish potato, murphy, spud, tater
(noun) an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Murphy
A common Irish surname, the anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha
• Herman Melville, Omoo
A unisex given name from surnames, of occasional usage.
A census-designated place, the county seat of Owyhee County, Idaho, United States.
A town, the county seat of Cherokee County, North Carolina, United States.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Murphy is the 64th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 308,417 individuals. Murphy is most common among White (83.11%) and Black (11.53%) individuals.
Etymology
From the common Irish name Murphy.
Noun
murphy (plural murphies)
An Irish or white potato.
Source: Wiktionary
Mur"phy, n.
Definition: A potato. [Humorous] Thackeray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition