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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John Murray: This looks a potentially shrewd signing for newly promoted Coventry City, even though they have just paid a club record transfer fee of about £25m to sign him from Danish side FC Nordsjaelland.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

The final “Phantasm” film featured “an energetic performance by Bannister, who through the five films has gone from comic relief to a goofy-but-gallant Bruce Campbell-type hero,” critic Noel Murray wrote for The Times in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Alan Murray recently wrote here about America’s century-old companies that have survived by refusing to “let their past be an anchor.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

She replaced Murray Auchincloss, who stepped down after less than two years at the helm.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

The Murray twins lean against the massive trunk, sipping steaming cups of mulled cider.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern