Morrin

M3O1R1R1I1N1

proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld French Maur ← Latin Maurus ← Old English Mōrwine →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Alberta, Canada.

Origin

  1. Scottish GaelicMac
  2. Old EnglishMōrwine
  3. LatinMaurus
  4. Old FrenchMaur
  5. EnglishMorrin

* 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.

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APA

Morrin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morrin

MLA

“Morrin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morrin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Morrin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Morrin.

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