Money

See also: money

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, from the noun money. Compare Minter, Monier.
• As an Irish surname, variant of Mooney.
• As a French surname, variant of Monnet, itself a variant of Monet.

Proper noun

Money (countable and uncountable, plural Moneys)

1. A surname.
   • 1991, Eli Coleman, John Money: A Tribute, page xiv:

     This point highlights several of John Money's contributions to the field of behavioral science.

2. An unincorporated community in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States.
   • 2021, Percival Everett, The Trees, Influx Press (2022), page 11:

     Money, Mississippi, looks exactly like it sounds. Named in that persistent Southern tradition of irony and with the attendant tradition of nescience, the name becomes slightly sad, a marker of self-conscious ignorance that might as well be embraced because, let’s face it, it isn’t going away.

3. An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Money is the 5421^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6420 individuals. Money is most common among White (84.78%) individuals.

Anagrams

• myeon, yenom