Given name & surname · also Occitan

Morant

“rest, staying”

Morant is a surname with more than one origin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

As an English/Norman/French surname, it goes back to a word meaning “rest, staying.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Morant has more than one origin: as a French surname, it comes from Occitan Mairanh; as an English/Norman/French surname, it comes from Old French demeurant.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Morant’s family of names

In English usage, Morant as a surname has a related form in Moran. In English usage, Morant as a surname has a related form in MAYRAND. In English usage, Morant as a surname has a related form in MAYRANT.

Walk Morant’s family in the name graph

MorantΜοράντMoranMayrantMayrand

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Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

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Latin

Medrawt

Medrawt is a masculine given name from Old Welsh, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Middle Welsh.

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Latin

Mozus

Mozus is a masculine given name. It is used in Latvian.

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Latin

Mole

“mill”

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Latin

Mojžiš

Mojžiš is a given name from Latin. It is used in Slovak.

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Latin

Maixent

Maixent is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in French.

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Latin

Mamert

Mamert is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in French.

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>99% boys

Latin

Morciano

Morciano is a surname from Latin. It is used in Italian.

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Latin · Nature

Marín

“marine, of the sea”

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50% boys · 50% girls

Sibling ideas

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