When Effie Irene Murphy was born on 18 January 1913, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, James William Murphy, was 29 and her mother, Mary Virginia Strauss, was 23. She died on 29 July 1923, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 10, and was buried in Hartsville, Warminster Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Aileen, Kieran, Brigid, Donal, Siobhan, Eamon, Aidan, Dermot, John Patrick, Declan.
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. For the surname with mac, see also McMurrough (Leinster).
English: variant of Morphey (see Morphew ).
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