Murray

American  

[mur-ee, muhr-ee] / ˈmɜr i, ˈmʌr i /

noun

1. Sir (George) Gilbert (Aimé) 1866–1957, English classical scholar.

2. Sir James Augustus Henry, 1837–1915, Scottish lexicographer and philologist.

3. Lindley 1745–1826, English grammarian, born in the U.S.

4. Philip, 1886–1952, U.S. labor leader: president of the CIO 1940–52.

5. a river in SE Australia, flowing W along the border between Victoria and New South Wales, through SE South Australia into the Indian Ocean. 1,200 miles (1,930 km) long.

6. a city in N Utah, S of Salt Lake City.

7. a town in SW Kentucky.

8. a male given name.

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Murray ¹ British  

/ ˈmʌrɪ /

noun

1. 1st Earl of. See (1st Earl of) Moray

2. Sir ( George ) Gilbert ( Aimé ). 1866–1957, British classical scholar, born in Australia: noted for his verse translations of Greek dramatists, esp Euripides

3. Sir James Augustus Henry. 1837–1915, Scottish lexicographer; one of the original editors (1879–1915) of what became the Oxford English Dictionary

4. Les, full name Leslie Allan Murray. born 1938, Australian poet; his collections include The Weatherboard Cathedral (1969), The Daylight Moon (1987), Subhuman Redneck Poems (1996), and The Biplane Houses (2007)

5. Murray of Epping Forest, Baron, title of Lionel Murray, known as Len. 1922–2004, British trades union leader; general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (1973–84)

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Murray ² British  

/ ˈmʌrɪ /

noun

1. a river in SE Australia, rising in New South Wales and flowing northwest into SE South Australia, then south into the sea at Encounter Bay: the main river of Australia, important for irrigation and power. Length: 2590 km (1609 miles)

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Murray

It’s a pixelated image of the ventriloquist dummy actor Bill Murray uses in the film.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

Ahead of the 2006 tournament, a fresh-faced Andy Murray joked in a press conference that he would be supporting "anyone but England" - leading to hate mail and a clarification that he was not anti-English.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

“That’s not an innocent mistake, or random mistake,” Chris Murray told the justices.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

Singer and percussionist Sarah Jane Murray, who goes by SJ, said the album launch was one of the highlights of her time in the band.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

She tells him about the house her husband rents in Brookline, a sprawling Victorian that costs less than half of their one-bedroom apartment in Murray Hill.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri