McMurdoとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Variant of McMurphy.

固有名詞

McMurdo (countable and uncountable, plural McMurdos)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. Ellipsis of McMurdo Station; a research station on Ross Island in Antarctica.
   • 2023 November 8, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, “At trial, man accused of assaulting woman at US research station in Antarctica denies hurting her”, in The Independent‎:

     An Associated Press investigation in August uncovered a pattern of women at McMurdo who said their claims of sexual harassment or assault were minimized by their employers, often leading to them or others being put in further danger.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:McMurdo.

派生語

• Research station

  • McMurdoan
  • McMurdoite
• Surname

  • McMurdo Sound

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McMurdo is the 53538 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 386 individuals. McMurdo is most common among White (93.78%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McMurdo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 559.