Meanings
morell1
plural morells
- alternativeAlternative form of morel.
Morells are found in some parts of England in such abundance as to make their collection for the oilmen worth notice, and even to afford large supplies of an excellent katsup.
1857, Miles Joseph Berkeley, Introduction to Cryptogamic Botany, page 292
Morell2
- A community and rural municipality of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
- A surname.
Origin
- LatinMaurus
- Old Frenchmore“dark”
- EnglishMorell
* As an English surname, from the personal name Morel, a diminutive of Middle English and Old French more (“dark”), from Latin Maurus. Compare Moore. * As a French surname, Americanized from Morel. Also compare Morell. * The placename is named after Jean Francois Morel, a French settler from Saint-Malo who arrived near the current settlement around 1720.
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morell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morell
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