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Morant
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English
Etymology
As a en fr - surname, variant of en Mayrant, itself possibly a variant of en Mayrand, from Mayran in Aveyron (en oc Mairanh), of uncertain origin, possibly Gallo-Roman/en la-med Marianum or la Marinus.
As an English/en nrf -/French surname, from the en fro - personal name en Morant, from a en la-med - personal name such as la moderandus Moderandus he who is able or from la Maurandus, based on la Maurus Moor.
Also as an English surname of Norman origin, from en fro demeurant rest, staying.
Proper noun
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en.
Derived terms
en Morant hutch
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Morant is the 14168th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2120 individuals. Morant is most common among Black/African American (77.45%) and White (11.37%) individuals.
Anagrams
en amnort Marton Rotman matron romant