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Moroni

/məˈɹəʊni/US/məˈɹɑni/

Moroni proper noun: the capital city of the Comoros.

Proper noun (1)

Moroni

  1. The capital city of the Comoros.

Proper noun (2)

UK/məˈɹəʊnaɪ/US/məˈɹoʊnaɪ/

Moroni

  1. A small city in central Utah.
  2. (Mormonism) The last book in the Book of Mormon.
  3. (Mormonism) One of two prophets and military and spiritual leaders of the Nephites, the latter of whom became the author of one of the books in the Book of Mormon.

Proper noun (3)

Moroni (plural Moronis)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Moroni meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Persian and Thai

Moroni in Hindi

capital of the Comoros
मोरोनी moronī

Moroni in Arabic

capital of the Comoros
مُورُونِي murūnī

Moroni in Persian

capital of the Comoros
مورونی moroni

Moroni in Thai

capital of the Comoros
โมโรนี
More languagesFewer languages
Moroni in Vietnamese
Mô-rô-ni, Mô Rô Ni

Forms of Moroni

pluralMoronis

Origin of Moroni

From French Moroni, from Ngazidja Comorian Mroni, from mroni (“at the river”).

Possibly equivalent to Etymology 1 through Joseph Smith hearing of the Comorian city and transferring the name to the angel. Alternatively equivalent to Moron + ־י, the former being a place name in the Book of Mormon and the latter being a Hebrew attributive suffix.

Borrowed from Italian Moroni.

Questions about Moroni

What does Moroni mean?
Moroni means the capital city of the Comoros.
What is Moroni in Hindi?
Moroni in Hindi is मोरोनी (moronī). See Moroni meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Moroni?
Moroni is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Moroni?
Moroni is pronounced /məˈɹəʊni/ (UK).

Words near Moroni in the dictionary

  1. Moroneys
  2. Morong
  3. moronga
  4. morongas
  5. Morongo Valley
  6. Moroni
  7. moronic
  8. moronic acid
  9. moronical
  10. moronically
  11. moronicism

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