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Moroni

//məˈɹɑni// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The capital city of the Comoros.
  2. 2
    A small city in central Utah.
  3. 3
    A surname from Italian.
  4. 4
    The last book in the Book of Mormon. Mormonism
  5. 5
    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. Mormonism

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French Moroni, from Ngazidja Comorian Mroni, from mroni (“at the river”).

Etymology 2

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.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Italian Moroni.

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