What is "murph"

Emmett Jefferson "Murph" Murphy III (born December 21, 1964) is best known for being the drummer for the alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr.

Murph is a nickname which may refer to:

People:

• Marvin Leonard Goldberger (1922–2014), American theoretical physicist and former president of CalTech
• Murph Harrold, poker player inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 1984
• Matthew Murphy (born 1984), English rock singer and musician with The Wombats
• Michael P. Murphy (1976-2005), United States Navy SEAL officer posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
• Mike Murphy (sports radio personality), nicknamed Murph, Chicago sports radio talk show host
• Murph (drummer) (born 1964), drummer for Dinosaur Jr, born Emmett Jefferson Murphy III

Fictional characters:

• Dale Murphy, in the nonfiction book The Perfect Storm and the 2000 film adaptation
• Murphy Savage, in the 1958 war film Imitation General, played by Glenn Ford