# Murthy

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #47,781

## Definitions
1. A surname from Kannada.

## Etymology
From Kannada ಮೂರ್ತಿ, deriving from Sanskrit मूर्ति (mūrti), meaning idol, religious statue, or icon.

## Easily confused with
- **mushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murthy-vs-mushy)
- **musty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murthy-vs-musty)
- **Marty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marty-vs-murthy)
- **Morty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morty-vs-murthy)
- **murky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murky-vs-murthy)
- **mirth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mirth-vs-murthy)
- **Murray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murray-vs-murthy)
- **Murphy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/murphy-vs-murthy)
- **Martha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/martha-vs-murthy)
- **marshy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marshy-vs-murthy)
- **Merthyr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merthyr-vs-murthy)

## Common misspellings (10)
`mmurthy`, `mruthy`, `murhty`, `murrthy`, `murthhy`, `murthyy`, `murtthy`, `murtyh`, `mutrhy`, `umrthy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/murthy