POLL: Murphy- boy or girl name?

07bride · March 2010

the name Murphy...[Poll]

cookieinva · March 2010

Neither? It's really a surname and also my dog's name. The dog is a boy dog so I guess if I had to pick, boy. nothing remotely feminine about it.

GinEthansMom · March 2010

I know a little girl named Murphy. She's a doll.

ericaandsy · March 2010

Neither!!

krissyh21 · March 2010

Neither, it is a surname. My friends last name was Murphy and in school she was called Smurf.

Olga Treyger · March 2010

Neither. It sounds like a last name to me.

misscharlotte04 · March 2010

Definitely a boy name. But when I hear Murphy, these are the things that pop into my head -

That TV show w/Candace Bergren - Murphy Brown, a pet's name and Murphy bed.

I like it as a possible middle name though.

bronc09 · March 2010

I agree with a PP. It's a dog's name.

sw_in_kc · March 2010

I agree with pp, I don't think of it as a boys name or girls name. It's a surname.

caeliesmom · March 2010

Neither, I've also only known dogs with this name

magsugar13 · March 2010

krissyh21:
Neither, it is a surname. My friends last name was Murphy and in school she was called Smurf.

EXACTLY!

BizEB · March 2010

Where is the dog option?

BLykins16 · March 2010

The first thing I thought when I saw the post title is that it is a dog's name. I would never name my child Murphy.

CCinLove · March 2010

I vote neither as well. A "murphy" was another name for a wedgie where I grew up, so I wouldn't even use the name for a dog.

MrsP7309 · March 2010

Neither. I think of Murphy's Law.

MontrealWing · March 2010

I know at least 3 people who go by Murphy, 2 guys and 1 girl. That said, they all have real first names and are called Murphy as a nickname due to their surnames. I would never name a child this. Cute for dog.

pazrana23 · March 2010

Murphy is my cat's name (and he's a boy).

MrsH44 · March 2010

misscharlotte04:
Definitely a boy name. But when I hear Murphy, these are the things that pop into my head -

That TV show w/Candace Bergren - Murphy Brown, a pet's name and Murphy bed.

I like it as a possible middle name though.

That was my first thought!!!!