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Irish Baby Name · Boy

Muircheartach

Pronounced: MWIR-char-tach

Meaning: Sea battler

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About the name

Origin
Old Irish compound from 'muir' meaning sea and 'ceartach' meaning battler. Name of several High Kings of Ireland including Muircheartach Mac Niall, a powerful 10th-century king. Anglicised as Murtagh or Mortimer.
English version
Murtagh, Mortimer
Variants
Muirchertach
Stronghold region
All-Ireland

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