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Meaning & Origins
English vernacular form of Susanna. Among well-known bearers are the American film stars Susan Hayward (1918–75) and Susan Sarandon (b. 1946 as Susan Tomalin).
| 19th 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
Sue, Suzanne, Suzi, Suzzie, Suzy, Sylvia, Susanna, Su
Murphey, Murphree, Murph, Morphew, Murff, Murphrey, Morphy, Morf, Murphee, Marfia
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