# Muirchertach

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'''Muirchertach''' (modern spelling: '''Muircheartach''', anglicised as '''[Murtagh](/source/Murtagh_(name))''') is an [Irish language](/source/Irish_language) male [given name](/source/given_name) meaning "mariner".<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/muirchertach Behind the Name]</ref> The name was sometimes Anglicised as "Mortimer." The Old Norse name [Kjartan](/source/Kjartan) is derived from this name.<ref>[Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon](/source/%3Ais%3A%C3%81sgeir_Bl%C3%B6ndal_Magn%C3%BAsson). ''{{lang|is|Íslensk orðsifjabók}}'', 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, {{lang|is|Orðabók Háskólans}}.</ref> Muirchertach was borne by several figures from legend and history, including:

*[Muirchertach mac Muiredaig (Mac Ercae)](/source/Muirchertach_mac_Muiredaig_(Mac_Ercae)), great-grandson of [Niall of the Nine Hostages](/source/Niall_of_the_Nine_Hostages) and [High King of Ireland](/source/High_King_of_Ireland)
*[Muirchertach mac Néill](/source/Muirchertach_mac_N%C3%A9ill), 10th-century king of Cenél nEógain
*[Muircheartach Ua Briain](/source/Muircheartach_Ua_Briain), 12th-century [High King of Ireland](/source/High_King_of_Ireland)
*[Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn](/source/Muirchertach_Mac_Lochlainn), 12th-century king of Cenél nEógain
*[Muirchertach mac Maelruanaidh Mor](/source/Muirchertach_mac_Maelruanaidh_Mor), obscure king of [Magh Luirg](/source/Magh_Luirg)

==See also==
*[List of Irish-language given names](/source/List_of_Irish-language_given_names)

== References ==

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Category:Irish-language masculine given names
Category:Masculine given names

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