English Explanatory Dictionary

morell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of morel.
name
  1. A community and rural municipality of Kings County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  2. A surname.

Pronunciation

/mɒˈɹɛl/

Word forms

morell morells

Etymology

* As an English surname, from the personal name Morel, a diminutive of Middle English and Old French more (“dark”), from Latin Maurus. Compare Moore. * As a French surname, Americanized from Morel. Also compare Morell. * The placename is named after Jean Francois Morel, a French settler from Saint-Malo who arrived near the current settlement around 1720.

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