Moroni
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Moroni¹
- /məˈɹəʊni/ UK
- /məˈɹɑni/ US
Where it comes from
From French Moroni, from Ngazidja Comorian Mroni, from mroni (“at the river”).
proper noun
- The capital city of the Comoros.
Moroni²
- /məˈɹəʊnaɪ/ UK
- /məˈɹoʊnaɪ/ US
Where it comes from
Possibly equivalent to Etymology 1 through Joseph Smith hearing of the Comorian city and transferring the name to the angel. Alternatively equivalent to Moron + ־י, the former being a place name in the Book of Mormon and the latter being a Hebrew attributive suffix.
proper noun
- A small city in central Utah.
- The last book in the Book of Mormon.
- One of two prophets and military and spiritual leaders of the Nephites, the latter of whom became the author of one of the books in the Book of Mormon.
Moroni³
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Italian Moroni.
proper noun Moronis
- A surname from Italian.
Translations
Talk about this word "Moroni." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/moroni. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Moroni. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/moroni "Moroni." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/moroni.Cite this
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title = {Moroni},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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