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Moran (Irish: Ó Móráin) is a modern Irish surname derived from membership of a medieval dynastic sept. The name means a descendant of Mórán. “Mor” in Gaelic translates as big or great and “an” as the prefix the. Morans were a respected sept of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty in the western counties of Mayo and Sligo.
Morán is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include: Carlos Morán, footballer; Carolina Morán, model; Fátima Leyva Morán, footballer; Fernando Morán López, Spanish politician; Fernando Morán (footballer) (born 1976), Spanish footballer; Fernando Navarro Morán, footballer; Francisco Morán, outfielder/catcher; Héctor ...
For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).
Moran, the title character of the 1922 American film Moran of the Lady Letty; Moran, a female Irish Quidditch player in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Gia Moran, a female character in Power Rangers Megaforce; Michael Moran, the title character of the 1928 American film Moran of the Marines; Sebastian Moran, an enemy of Sherlock Holmes
A woman may adopt her husband's surname(s), but nevertheless, she usually keeps her birth name or at least the last one. Since 1977 in Portugal and 2012 in Brazil, a husband can also adopt his wife's surname. When this happens, usually both spouses change their name after marriage. [citation needed]
Richard Bebb, English actor, born Richard Bebb Williams, he was obliged to change his surname (Williams) to avoid confusion with another player, and elected to use "Bebb", his mother's maiden name. [citation needed] Beck, born Bek David Campbell; now known as Beck Hansen. Adopted his mother's maiden name (Hansen) after his father was estranged ...
Moran is a unisex given name. In Hebrew it refers to the viburnum plant. Moran Atias (born 1981), Israeli actress; Moran Doc Boggs (1898-1971), American singer, songwriter and banjo player; Moran Buzovski (born 1992), Israeli rhythmic gymnast; Moran Fridman (born 1990), Israeli footballer; Moran Lavi (born 1983), Israeli footballer
After that In the United States the number of people carrying the Mora last name grew 10,011 percent between 1880. [4] Mora is the 1,039th most frequent surname in the U. S., with an approximate 29,844 people with the name. Mora is also the 659th most frequent surname in France, with an estimated 7,193 people bearing the name. [1]