Moroni

See also: Moróni and Morôni

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

1. The capital city of the Comoros.

Translations

capital of the Comoros

• Afrikaans: Moroni
• Arabic: مُورُونِي f (murūnī)
• Bulgarian: Морони n (Moroni)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 莫羅尼／莫罗尼 (zh) (Mòluóní)

• Czech: Moroni n
• Danish: Moroni
• Dutch: Moroni n
• German: Moroni (de) n
• Hindi: मोरोनी (moronī)
• Japanese: モロニ (ja) (Moroni)
• Khmer: ម៉ូរ៉ូនី (km) (mourounii)
• Korean: 모로니 (Moroni)
• Macedonian: Моро́ни n (Moróni)
• Ngazidja Comorian: Mroni
• Persian: مورونی (moroni)
• Polish: Moroni (pl) n
• Portuguese: Moroni (pt) f
• Russian: Моро́ни (ru) m (Moróni)
• Spanish: Moroni (es)
• Thai: โมโรนี
• Ukrainian: Моро́ні n (Moróni)
• Vietnamese: Mô-rô-ni

Etymology 2

Possibly equivalent to Etymology 1 through Joseph Smith hearing of the Comorian city and transferring the name to the angel.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /məˈɹəʊnaɪ/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• (US) IPA^(key): /məˈɹoʊnaɪ/

Proper noun

Moroni

1. A small city in central Utah.
2. (Mormonism) The last book in the Book of Mormon.
3. (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

• Bulgarian: Морони m (Moroni)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 摩羅乃／摩罗乃 (mo¹ lo⁴ naai⁵)

  Mandarin: 摩羅乃／摩罗乃 (Móluónǎi)

• French: Moroni (fr)
• Portuguese: Moroni (pt) m, Morôni m (Brazil), Moróni m (Portugal)
• Russian: Моро́ний m (Morónij)
• Serbo-Croatian: Moroni m
• Vietnamese: Mô-rô-ni, Mô Rô Ni

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Italian Moroni.

Proper noun

Moroni (plural Moronis)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• 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.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• morion, room in

Afrikaans

Proper noun

Moroni

1. Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)

Derived terms

• Moroniër
• Moronies

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmoronɪ]

Proper noun

Moroni n (indeclinable, related adjective moronský)

1. Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)

Further reading

• Moroni in Internetová jazyková příručka

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.ʁɔ.ni/

Proper noun

Moroni ?

1. Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)

Italian

Etymology

Patronymic from an augmentative form of Moro.

Proper noun

Moroni m or f by sense

1. 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)

1. 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

• Morôni (Brazil)
• Moróni (Portugal)

Proper noun

Moroni m

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

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Moroni f

1. Moroni (the capital city of the Comoros)