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Moran¹
Where it comes from
* As an Irish surname, an anglicisation of Ó Móráin, from Ó (“descendant”) and Móráin (“of Mórán”), from mór (“large, great”).
* Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Moghráin, Ó Mughróin (“descendant of Mughrón”), personal name from mogh (“slave”) + rón (“seal”). Sometimes also shortened from McMorran, of the same meaning.
* As an English surname, variant of Morrin.
* As a Spanish surname, variant of Morán.
* As a French surname, variant of Morin.
* Variant of the English and French surname Morant.
proper noun Morans
- A surname from Old French of Old French origin.
- A surname from Irish of Irish origin.
- An unincorporated community in Clinton County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Allen County, Kansas.
- A neighbourhood of Streetsboro, Portage County, Ohio.
- A minor city in Shackelford County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
- An unincorporated community in Teton County, Wyoming.
- A railway point north of Pavilion, British Columbia, Canada.
moran²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Maasai il-múrràn (“warriors”).
noun morans · moran · ilmoran
- An unmarried Maasai or Samburu warrior.
moran³
noun
- Misspelling of moron, sometimes intentional.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fernandez, morin, molander, dimwit, dunce, fool, imbecile, idiot, simpleton, nincompoop, nitwit, dummy, dope, dolt, thickhead, bonehead
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