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Morant

Morant proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Morant (plural Morants)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Morant

pluralMorants

Origin of Morant

* As a French surname, variant of Mayrant, itself possibly a variant of Mayrand, from Mayran in Aveyron (Occitan Mairanh), of uncertain origin, possibly Gallo-Roman/Medieval Latin Marianum or Marinus. * As an English/Norman/French surname, from the Old French personal name Morant, from a Medieval Latin personal name such as Moderandus (“he who is able”) or from Maurandus, based on Maurus (“Moor”). * Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from Old French demeurant (“rest, staying”).

Words formed from Morant

Phrases with Morant

Questions about Morant

What does Morant mean?
Morant means a surname.
What part of speech is Morant?
Morant is a proper noun.

Words near Morant in the dictionary

  1. Morano
  2. moranoline
  3. Moranos
  4. morans
  5. Morans Crossing
  6. Morant
  7. Morant Bay
  8. Morant hutch
  9. Morante
  10. morantel
  11. Morantes

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