The story
- Scottish Gaelic · derived fromMac
- Old English · derived fromMōrwine
- Latin · derived fromMaurus
- Old French · derived fromMaur
- English todayMorrin
* As an English surname of Norman origin, from the personal name Morin, diminutive of More, from Old French Maur, from Latin Maurus; see Moore. * Also as an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Morwin, from Old English Mōrwine, first element uncertain, second element from wine (“friend”). * As a Scottish surname (Dumfriesshire), variant of McMorran, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Moghráin, Mughróin (“son of Mughrón, Mughròn”), personal name from mogh (“slave”) + ròn (“seal”). * As a French surname, variant of Morin.
Words from the same roots
LatinMaurus all →
Scottish GaelicMac all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.