Etymology

Morant

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Occitan Mairanh ← Medieval Latin Marianum ← Old French demeurant
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromdemeurant“rest, staying”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived fromMarianum
  3. Occitan · derived fromMairanh
  4. English todayMorant

* As a French surname, variant of Mayrant, itself possibly a variant of Mayrand, from Mayran in Aveyron (Occitan Mairanh), of uncertain origin, possibly Gallo-Roman/Medieval Latin Marianum or Marinus. * As an English/Norman/French surname, from the Old French personal name Morant, from a Medieval Latin personal name such as Moderandus (“he who is able”) or from Maurandus, based on Maurus (“Moor”). * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from Old French demeurant (“rest, staying”).

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