English Explanatory Dictionary

Morant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

Morant Morants

Etymology

* 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”).

Derived words

Morant hutch
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