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 Ă“ 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



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