Moran
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 An unmarried Maasai or Samburu warrior. Africa, East
- 2 Misspelling of moron, sometimes intentional. alt-of, misspelling
- 1 A surname from Old French of Old French origin.
- 2 A surname from Irish of Irish origin.
- 3 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Clinton County, Indiana.
- 4 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Allen County, Kansas.
- 5 A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Streetsboro, Portage County, Ohio.
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- 6 A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Shackelford County, Texas.
- 7 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
- 8 A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Teton County, Wyoming.
- 9 A railway point north of Pavilion, British Columbia, Canada.
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More examples"I believe that on the day of the murder Adair had discovered that Moran was cheating. Very likely he had spoken to him privately, and had threatened to expose him unless he voluntarily resigned his membership of the club, and promised not to play cards again."
Etymology
* 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.
Borrowed from Maasai il-múrràn (“warriors”).