Moroni

From French Moroni, from Ngazidja Comorian Mroni, from mroni (“at the river”).

• (UK) IPA^(key): /məˈɹəʊni/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /məˈɹɑni/

Moroni

1. The capital city of the Comoros.

Possibly equivalent to Etymology 1 through Joseph Smith hearing of the Comorian city and transferring the name to the angel.^[1] Alternatively equivalent to Moron + ־י, the former being a place name in the Book of Mormon and the latter being a Hebrew attributive suffix.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /məˈɹəʊnaɪ/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /məˈɹoʊnaɪ/

Moroni

1. A small city in central Utah.
2. (Mormonism) The last book in the Book of Mormon.
3. (Mormonism) One of two prophets and military and spiritual leaders of the Nephites, the latter of whom became the author of one of the books in the Book of Mormon.

Borrowed from Italian Moroni.

Moroni (plural Moronis)

1. A surname from Italian.

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

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Moroni”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 622.

• morion, room in

Moroni

1. Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)

• Moroniër
• Moronies

• IPA^(key): [ˈmoronɪ]

Moroni n (indeclinable, relational adjective moronský)

1. Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)

• “Moroni”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

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

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.ʁɔ.ni/

Moroni ?

1. Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)

Patronymic from an augmentative form of Moro.

Moroni m or f by sense

1. a surname

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

• IPA^(key): /mɔˈrɔ.ɲi/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɲi
• Syllabification: Mo‧ro‧ni

Moroni n (indeclinable)

1. Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)

• Moroni in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• Morôni (Brazil)
• Moróni (Portugal)

Moroni m

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

Moroni f

1. Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)