Moroni

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UK/məˈɹəʊni/US/məˈɹɑni/UK/məˈɹəʊnaɪ/US/məˈɹoʊnaɪ/

proper noun

The capital city of the Comoros.

OriginFrench Moroni ← Ngazidja Comorian Mroni →
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Meanings

Moroni1

proper noun
  1. The capital city of the Comoros.

Moroni2

proper noun
  1. A small city in central Utah.
  2. MormonismThe last book in the Book of Mormon.
  3. MormonismOne of two prophets and military and spiritual leaders of the Nephites, the latter of whom became the author of one of the books in the Book of Mormon.

Moroni3

proper nounMoroni (plural Moronis)

plural Moronis

  1. A surname from Italian.

Origin

Moroni · proper noun

  1. Ngazidja ComorianMroni
  2. FrenchMoroni
  3. EnglishMoroni

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

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Moroni · proper noun

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.

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Moroni · proper noun

  1. ItalianMoroni
  2. ItalianMoroni
  3. EnglishMoroni

Borrowed from Italian Moroni.

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Translations

Afrikaans Moroni
  • Moronicapital of the Comoros
Arabic مُورُونِي
  • مُورُونِي (murūnī)capital of the Comoros
Bulgarian Морони, Морони
  • Морони (Moroni)capital of the Comoros
  • Морони (Moroni)Book of Mormon prophet and leader
Chinese Cantonese 摩羅乃 /摩罗乃
  • 摩羅乃 /摩罗乃 (mo¹ lo⁴ naai⁵)Book of Mormon prophet and leader
Chinese Mandarin 莫羅尼 /莫罗尼, 摩羅乃 /摩罗乃
  • 莫羅尼 /莫罗尼 (Mòluóní)capital of the Comoros
  • 摩羅乃 /摩罗乃 (Móluónǎi)Book of Mormon prophet and leader
Czech Moroni
  • Moronicapital of the Comoros
Danish Moroni
  • Moronicapital of the Comoros
Dutch Moroni
  • Moronicapital of the Comoros
French Moroni
  • MoroniBook of Mormon prophet and leader
German Moroni
  • Moronicapital of the Comoros
Hindi मोरोनी
  • मोरोनी (moronī)capital of the Comoros
Japanese モロニ
  • モロニ (Moroni)capital of the Comoros
Korean 모로니
  • 모로니 (Moroni)capital of the Comoros
Persian مورونی
  • مورونی (moroni)capital of the Comoros
Polish Moroni, Moroni
  • Moronicapital of the Comoros
  • MoroniBook of Mormon prophet and leader
Portuguese Moroni, Moroni
  • Moronicapital of the Comoros
  • MoroniBook of Mormon prophet and leader
  • MorôniBook of Mormon prophet and leader
  • MoróniBook of Mormon prophet and leader
Russian Моро́ни, Моро́ний
  • Моро́ни (Moróni)capital of the Comoros
  • Моро́ний (Morónij)Book of Mormon prophet and leader
Spanish Moroni
  • Moronicapital of the Comoros
Thai โมโรนี
  • โมโรนีcapital of the Comoros
Ukrainian Моро́ні
  • Моро́ні (Moróni)capital of the Comoros
Vietnamese Mô-rô-ni, Mô-rô-ni
  • Mô-rô-nicapital of the Comoros
  • Mô-rô-niBook of Mormon prophet and leader
  • Mô Rô NiBook of Mormon prophet and leader

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Moroni. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moroni

MLA

“Moroni.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moroni. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Moroni,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Moroni.

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