Irish (County Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó
Murnáin, a reduced and dissimilated form of Ó
Manannáin ‘descendant of Manannán’, name borne in
Celtic mythology by a sea god associated with the Isle of Man.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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