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Moen
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moen Moën mön Mön -mön
English
+ (surname)
Etymology
From en no Moen.
Proper noun
~ s
en Norwegian
A placename
en number of places c/Norway.
Translations
Norwegian:
Bokmål: nb Moen
Anagrams
en emno Nemo nome meno- meon Meon mone Meno nemo Nome Mone Emon NEMO omen
Norwegian Bokmål
no
thumb|Moen in Målselv, photographed between 1947 and 1949.
Etymology
From the definite singular of nb mo flat, especially dry and sandy plain; flat woodland, literally “the moor” or “the plain”. The underlying noun is nb non mór moor, heath. The surname is habitational, taken from one of the many Norwegian farms and localities bearing the name.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈmuː.ən/
nb uːən 2
nb moen
nb Mo en
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb place names a habitational surname from one of numerous Norwegian farms and localities named Moen
nb village mun:suf/Målselv county:also/Troms c:also/Norway, serving as the municipality's administrative centre
nb village mun:suf/Risør county:also/Agder c:also/Norway
Descendants
en Moen 1
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, nb Moen was borne as a surname by 9,910 people in Norway as of 31 December 2025.“Etternavn”, Statistics Norway.
References
mo
“Surname Elements M”, Nordic Names.
Moen_-_tettsted_i_Målselv
Moen_-_tettsted_i_Risør
Anagrams
nb emno omen