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Moran

The English word “Moran” has 4 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. An unincorporated community in Clinton County, Indiana.
  2. An unincorporated community in Prince Edward County, Virginia.
  3. An unincorporated community in Teton County, Wyoming.
  4. A railway point north of Pavilion, British Columbia, Canada.

Etymology

* 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…

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