moran

M3O1R1A1N1

noun

An unmarried Maasai or Samburu warrior.

OriginMaasai il-múrràn →
Less commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

moran1

nounmoran (plural morans or moran or ilmoran)

plural morans · plural ilmoran

  1. AfricaEastAn unmarried Maasai or Samburu warrior.

moran2

noun
  1. misspellingMisspelling of moron, sometimes intentional.

Moran3

proper nounMoran (countable and uncountable, plural Morans)

plural Morans

  1. A surname
    1. countableuncountableA surname from Old French of Old French origin.
    2. countableuncountableA surname from Irish of Irish origin.
  2. A placename
    1. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Clinton County, Indiana.
    2. countableuncountableA minor city in Allen County, Kansas.
    3. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Streetsboro, Portage County, Ohio.
    4. countableuncountableA minor city in Shackelford County, Texas.
    5. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Teton County, Wyoming.
    7. countableuncountableA railway point north of Pavilion, British Columbia, Canada.

Origin

moran · noun

  1. Maasaiil-múrràn“warriors”
  2. Englishmoran

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

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Moran · proper noun

* 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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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

romanmanorRamonnormamaronArmonmornaNarom
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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