morrin
/mˈɔɹɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname.
Etymology
* As an English surname of Norman origin, from the personal name Morin, diminutive of More, from Old French Maur, from Latin Maurus; see Moore. * Also as an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Morwin, from Old English Mōrwine, first element uncertain, second element from wine (“friend”). * As a Scottish surname (Dumfriesshire), variant of McMorran, from Scottish Gaelic Mac Moghráin, Mughróin (“son of Mughrón, Mughròn”), personal name from mogh (“slave”) + ròn (“seal”). * As a French surname, variant of Morin.
Origin
- Source language: Old French