murray

n. a common Scottish family name or a man's first name.

n. a Scottish surname of Gaelic origin, also frequently used as a masculine given name.

“Murray is a very common surname in Scotland and parts of Ireland.”

“The professor introduced himself as Murray Davidson, noting that his first name had been passed down through three generations of his family.”

n. the longest river in Australia.

n. the Murray River, which is Australia's longest river and forms a major part of the Murray-Darling basin.

“The Murray River flows through several Australian states and is vital for farming.”

“Irrigation along the Murray has transformed the surrounding arid landscape into a productive agricultural region, though environmental concerns remain a priority.”

n. an old way of spelling 'moray', a type of eel.

n. an obsolete or archaic variant spelling of 'moray', referring to the moray eel.

“In very old books, you might see the word murray used to describe an eel.”

“The naturalist's 17th-century journal contained a detailed sketch of a 'murray', which modern readers would immediately recognise as a moray eel.”

Archaic