Names Like Murtagh — Find Similar Baby Names
Murtagh is a 7-letter Celtic boys' name meaning “Protects The Sea”. This page collects 89 such names across 7 kinds of similarity — including spelling variants like Marah, Celtic cousins like Adair and Adsaluta, rhyming names ending in -agh like Buagh and Ardagh, and names sharing the “protects” concept like Gazsi and Nerian.
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Names Similar in Spelling to Murtagh
1 baby names that differ from Murtagh by 1–3 letters (Levenshtein edit distance). Useful for finding spelling variants and phonetic alternatives.
| Name | Edit distance | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marah | 3 | Very Happy | Arabic | Male |
More Celtic Names
24 baby names that share Murtagh’s Celtic origin.
| Name | Meaning | Gender |
|---|---|---|
| Adair | From The Ford By The Oak Trees | Male |
| Adsaluta | Myth Name | Female |
| Aengus | Exceptionally Strong | Male |
| Ahearn | Lord Of The Horses | Male |
| Aife | A Great Warrior Woman Of Myth | Female |
| Ailidh | Kind | Female |
| Ailill | Mythical King Of Connaught | Male |
| Aine | Fire Or Joy | Female |
| Airell | Nobleman | Male |
| Airic | Agreeable | Female |
| Aislynn | Inspiration. Variant Of Aislinn. | Female |
| Aithne | Fire | Female |
| Alan | Fair: Handsome. See Also Allen. | Male |
| Alane | Fair | Female |
| Alanson | Son Of Allan | Male |
| Alastrine | Defends Mankind | Female |
| Alastriona | Defends Mankind | Female |
| Albion | White Cliffs. Ancient Poetic Name For Britain. | Male |
| Aleen | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Aleena | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alena | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alene | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
| Alina | Fair | Female |
| Aline | Fair: Good-Looking. Feminine Of Allen Or Variant Of Helen. | Female |
7-Letter M-Names Like Murtagh
24 names that share Murtagh's exact length (7 letters) and starting letter — a peer cluster for parents who like Murtagh's shape and sound.
Today's Most-Popular Boys' Names — Compare to Murtagh
Top 12 boys' names by US births in the most recent decade (2014–2024 SSA records). Each link opens a side-by-side comparison with Murtagh.
Names That Rhyme with Murtagh
10 baby names that share Murtagh's last 3 letters — -agh. Useful for rhyming sibling pairs and names with matching phonetic endings.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buagh | Victorious | Irish | Male |
| Ardagh | From The High Field | Irish | Male |
| Oonagh | One | Irish | Female |
| Beolagh | Foolish | Irish | Male |
| Calvagh | Bald | Irish | Male |
| Clodagh | From Clodagh | Irish | Female |
| Darragh | Wealthy | Irish | Male |
| Boadhagh | Meaning Unknown | Celtic | Male |
| Aghaveagh | From The Field Of The Old Tree | Irish | Female |
| Fardoragh | Dark | Irish | Male |
Names That Start Like Murtagh
16 baby names that begin with the same opening sound as Murtagh — Mur-. Good for parents who like Murtagh's opening but want a different ending, or for matched-initial sibling sets.
| Name | Meaning | Origin | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murel | Knows The Sea | Irish | Female |
| Murry | Lives By The Sea | Celtic | Male |
| Muraco | White Moon | Native American | Male |
| Murdoc | Seaman | Celtic | Male |
| Muriel | Myrrh | Arabic | Female |
| Murphy | Seawarrior | Irish | Male |
| Murray | From The Sea. Ancient Scottish Clan Surname. | Scottish | Male |
| Murdoch | Seaman | Celtic | Male |
| Murdock | Protector Of The Sea | Scottish | Male |
| Murphey | Seawarrior | Irish | Male |
| Murtadi | Satisfied; Content | Arabic | Male |
| Murchadh | Protector Of The Sea | Gaelic | Male |
| Mureithi | Kikuyu Of Kenya Name Meaning "Herdsman, Shepherd." | African | Male |
| Murrough | Fighter Of The Sea | Irish | Male |
| Murtaugh | Surname. | Irish | Male |
| Murthuile | Sea Tide | Gaelic | Male |