Moroni

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See also: Moróni and Morôni

English

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Etymology 1

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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From French Moroni, from Ngazidja Comorian Mroni, from mroni (at the river).

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Moroni

  1. The capital city of the Comoros.
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Etymology 2

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Possibly equivalent to Etymology 1 through Joseph Smith hearing of the Comorian city and transferring the name to the angel.[1]

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Moroni

  1. A small city in central Utah.
  2. (Mormonism) The last book in the Book of Mormon.
  3. (Mormonism) A prophet and military and spiritual leader of the Nephites, author of one of the books in the Book of Mormon.
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Italian Moroni.

Proper noun

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Moroni (plural Moronis)

  1. A surname from Italian.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Moroni is the 39352nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 559 individuals. Moroni is most common among White (89.27%) individuals.

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Grant H. Palmer (2014) “Joseph Smith, Captain Kidd, Cumorah, and Moroni”, in John Whitmer Historical Association Journal[1], volume 34, number 1, archived from the original on 16 July 2016, pages 50–57

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Afrikaans

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Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:
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Proper noun

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Moroni

  1. Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)

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Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
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Moroni n (indeclinable, related adjective moronský)

  1. Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)

Further reading

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  • Moroni”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ngazidja Comorian Mroni, from mroni (at the river).

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Proper noun

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Moroni ?

  1. Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)

Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Patronymic from an augmentative form of Moro.

Proper noun

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Moroni m or f by sense

  1. a surname

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from French Moroni, from Ngazidja Comorian Mroni, from mroni.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mɔˈrɔɲi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔɲi
  • Syllabification: Mo‧ro‧ni

Proper noun

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Moroni n (indeclinable)

  1. Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)

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adjective
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Further reading

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  • Moroni in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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Proper noun

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Moroni m

  1. (Mormonism) Moroni (prophet and leader mentioned in the Book of Mormon)

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

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Moroni f

  1. Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)