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Meaning & Origins
Originally a variant of Helen, although now no longer associated with that name. Initial H- tended to be added and dropped rather capriciously, leading to many doublets (compare for example Esther and Hester). It is also sometimes used as a short form of Eleanor, to which, however, it is unrelated.
| 231st in the U.S. for 2011 |
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Murchadha ‘descendant of Murchadh’, a personal name composed of the elements muir ‘sea’ + cath ‘battle’, i.e. ‘sea-warrior’. This was an important family in Tyrone.
| 56th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Ellene, Ellena, Elleen, Ellean, Elaine, Elleni, Elena, Elleana, Ellem, Elleene
Murphey, Murphree, Murph, Morphew, Murff, Murphrey, Morphy, Morf, Murphee, Marfia
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