Molyneux

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/mɒlɪnjuː/

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld French molinelli ← French Molineaux →
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Meanings

proper nounMolyneux (plural Molyneuxes)

plural Molyneuxes · alternative Molyneaux · alternative Mulanax · alternative Mullinax · alternative Mullineaux · alternative Mulnix

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. FrenchMolineaux
  2. Old Frenchmolinelli
  3. EnglishMolyneux

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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