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Molyneux

/mɒlɪnjuː/

Molyneux proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Molyneux (plural Molyneuxes)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Molyneux

pluralMolyneuxes
alternative formMolyneaux
alternative formMulanax
alternative formMullinax
alternative formMullineaux
alternative formMulnix

Origin of Molyneux

Various origins: * Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the town of Moulineaux, in Normandy, from Old French molinelli, a name meaning "small mills," see moulin (“mill”). * Variant of French Molineaux, an occupational surname for a miller, see above.

Words formed from Molyneux

Questions about Molyneux

What does Molyneux mean?
Molyneux means a surname.
What part of speech is Molyneux?
Molyneux is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Molyneux?
Molyneux is pronounced /mɒlɪnjuː/.

Words near Molyneux in the dictionary

  1. molybdovanadate
  2. molybdovanadates
  3. molydopterin
  4. Molyneaux
  5. Molyneauxes
  6. Molyneux
  7. Molyneux's problem
  8. Molyneuxes
  9. molypterin
  10. molysite
  11. molysmophobia

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