Etymology

Moroni

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Today it means: The capital city of the Comoros. Full definition →

French Moroni ← Ngazidja Comorian Mroni
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Moroni · proper noun1

  1. Ngazidja Comorian · derived fromMroni
  2. French · borrowed fromMoroni
  3. English todayMoroni

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

Moroni · proper noun2

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.

Moroni · proper noun3

  1. Italian · borrowed fromMoroni
  2. Italian · borrowed fromMoroni
  3. English todayMoroni

Borrowed from Italian Moroni.

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