Origin and popularity of the name MOINE

Origin

Moine : French: from moine ‘monk’ probably applied as an occupational name for a servant at a monastery or an ironic nickname for someone of monkish behavior or appearance. Compare Lemoine.

Lemoine : French: from Old French moine monk (from Latin monacus) with fused masculine definite article le probably an occupational name for a servant at a monastery or an ironic nickname for someone of monkish behavior or appearance. Compare Lemoyne and Moine.

Moin : 1: English (of Norman origin): variant of Moyne a nickname from Old French moine Anglo-Norman French muine moingne ‘monk’.2: Muslim (mainly the Indian subcontinent): unexplained.

Monfries : of uncertain origin; possibly from a lost or unidentified place in central Scotland whose etymology appears to be Gaelic mòine ‘moss bog’ + preas ‘bush’) .

Moniot : French:: 1: from Old French moniot a diminutive of moine ‘monk’ (see Moine).2: from a shortened pet form of Simon or another personal name ending in -mon such as Aymon (see Aymond).3: possibly also a diminutive of Monier ‘minter money-changer’.

Moyne : from Anglo-Norman French moigne moine muine ‘monk’.

Mungall : from Mungall in Falkirk (Stirlings). The place-name is probably Gaelic mòine ‘moss peat-bog’ + gall in the sense of a prominent stone or standing stone.

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