Murat is a Turkish name. It comes from the Arabic Murad with the Turks having adopted the softer, front-of-mouth 'T' sound rather than the more gutteral, back-of-mouth, 'D'. Its meaning can be translated roughly into 'Reached Desire', 'Happy Ending' or 'Accomplished Goal'. It may refer to one of the following:

People

• Jean-Louis Murat, French singer
• Joachim Murat, King of Naples and Marshal of France from 1808 to 1815
• Kapllan Murat, Belgian criminal
• Özkan Murat, minister in the 20th Government of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
• Prince Murat, title originally created for Joachim Murat.
• Robert Murat
• Murat Kurnaz
• Murat Nasyrov
• Murat, Musician

Geography

• Murat Centre
• Murat River
• Murat, Allier, a commune in the department of Allier
• Murat, Cantal, a commune in the department of Cantal
• Murat-le-Quaire, a commune in the department of Puy-de-Dôme
• Murat-sur-Vèbre, a commune in the department of Tarn

Music

• Live at the Murat, the ninth album and second live album by the progressive rock band Umphrey's McGee.

See also

• Murad

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