Etymology

Molyneux

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Old French molinelli ← French Molineaux
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The story

  1. French · derived fromMolineaux
  2. Old French · derived frommolinelli
  3. English todayMolyneux

Various origins: * Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the town of Moulineaux, in Normandy, from Old French molinelli, a name meaning "small mills," see moulin (“mill”). * Variant of French Molineaux, an occupational surname for a miller, see above.

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