Morse

Meanings

1. A surname transferred from the given name, variant of Morris, from the given name Maurice.
2. A town in Saskatchewan, Canada, named after inventor Samuel Morse.
3. A rural municipality in southern Saskatchewan, which includes the town; in full, the Rural Municipality of Morse No. 165.
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. An unincorporated community in Stark County, Illinois.
6. An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Iowa.
7. A village in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.
8. Two townships in Minnesota.
9. A census-designated place in Hansford County, Texas.
10. A town in Ashland County, Wisconsin.
11. An unincorporated community in the town of Gordon, Ashland County, Wisconsin.

1. Clipping of Morse code.

1. To transmit by Morse code.

1. A clasp or fastening used to fasten a cope in the front, usually decorative.

1. Synonym of walrus.

Etymology

From Middle French mors, from Latin morsus (“bite; clasp”), from mordere (“to bite”).