Moroni
English
Etymology 1
From French Moroni, from Ngazidja Comorian Mroni, from mroni (“at the river”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /məˈɹəʊni/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /məˈɹɑni/
Proper noun
Moroni
- The capital city of the Comoros.
Translations
capital of the Comoros
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Etymology 2
Possibly equivalent to Etymology 1 through Joseph Smith hearing of the Comorian city and transferring the name to the angel.[1]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /məˈɹəʊnaɪ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US) IPA(key): /məˈɹoʊnaɪ/
Proper noun
Moroni
- A small city in central Utah.
- (Mormonism) The last book in the Book of Mormon.
- (Mormonism) A prophet and military and spiritual leader of the Nephites, author of one of the books in the Book of Mormon.
Translations
Book of Mormon prophet and leader
Etymology 3
Proper noun
Moroni (plural Moronis)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Moroni”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 622.
References
- ^ 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
Anagrams
Afrikaans
Proper noun
Moroni
- Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)
Derived terms
- Moroniër
- Moronies
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmoronɪ]
Proper noun
Moroni n (indeclinable, relational adjective moronský)
- Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)
Further reading
- “Moroni”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ngazidja Comorian Mroni, from mroni (“at the river”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ.ʁɔ.ni/
Proper noun
Moroni ?
- Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)
Italian
Etymology
Patronymic from an augmentative form of Moro.
Proper noun
Moroni m or f by sense
- a surname
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from French Moroni, from Ngazidja Comorian Mroni, from mroni.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔˈrɔ.ɲi/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɲi
- Syllabification: Mo‧ro‧ni
Proper noun
Moroni n (indeclinable)
- Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)
Derived terms
adjective
- moronijski
nouns
- moronijczyk
- moronijka
Further reading
- Moroni in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Moroni m
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Moroni f
- Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)