Name Element MŌRAZ

Type Word

Meaning & History

Germanic word meaning "moor, heath, bog" [1][2].

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesmor(Anglo-Saxon) muor(Old High German) mór(Old Norse)
Given Name DescendantMuir(Scottish)
Surname DescendantsMoore, Moores, Moors(English) Moe, Moen(Norwegian) Muir(Scottish)

Sources & References

  1. Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 372.
  2. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 274.
Entry added December 7, 2022