Etymology

moran

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Today it means: An unmarried Maasai or Samburu warrior. Full definition →

Maasai il-múrràn
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moran · noun1

  1. Maasai · borrowed fromil-múrràn“warriors”
  2. English todaymoran

Borrowed from Maasai il-múrràn (“warriors”).

Moran · proper noun2

* As an Irish surname, an anglicisation of Ó Móráin, from Ó (“descendant”) and Móráin (“of Mórán”), from mór (“large, great”). * Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Moghráin, Ó Mughróin (“descendant of Mughrón”), personal name from mogh (“slave”) + rón (“seal”). Sometimes also shortened from McMorran, of the same meaning. * As an English surname, variant of Morrin. * As a Spanish surname, variant of Morán. * As a French surname, variant of Morin. * Variant of the English and French surname Morant.

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