Morray as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Morray

What is the meaning of the name Morray ?

The baby name Morray is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /mɔːˈreɪ/ or /mɒˈreɪ/ — respelling: "mor-RAY" (MOHR-ay).

Morray is Scottish in Origin.

Morray is a modern English given name likely derived from the Scottish place- and surname Moray/Murray. Those surnames go back to medieval Scotland, where the regional name was Latinized as Moravia and derives from a Gaelic form for Moray of uncertain, possibly Pictish–Gaelic, origin. By association with the Gaelic personal name Muireach (from muir, “sea”), the name carries traditional folk glosses such as “seafarer” or “man of the sea,” though the exact etymology is debated.

Use as a first name is rare and contemporary, arising from the broader trend of adopting surnames as given names in the 19th–20th centuries and continuing in modern Anglophone naming. Spelling variants and cognates include Moray, Murray, Morey, Morrey, Murrey, and Murry; related Gaelic forms are Muireach/Muireadach. Possible nicknames are Mo, Ray, and Rory (by sound). The name feels familiar through Murray yet distinctive in its double‑r form.

⚙ Morray barely registers. Across 4 countries, we found just 5 recorded uses of it.