Origin and popularity of the name MOREL

Origin

Morel : 1: French and Spanish: from the medieval personal name Morel from the Latin name Maurellus derived from Maurus ‘Moor’ (see Mauro compare Moreau 1).2: French: nickname for a dark-skinned man from Old French morel ‘dark brown black’ a diminutive of moré ‘brown black’ (see More 2 compare Moreau 2). Compare also Morell 3 and Morrell 2.3: English: variant of Morrell 2 a cognate of 1 above.

Moreau : French and Walloon:: 1: from the medieval personal name Morel from the Latin name Maurellus derived from Maurus ‘Moor’ (see Mauro compare Morel 1).2: nickname for a dark-skinned man from Old French morel ‘dark brown black’ a diminutive of moré ‘brown black’ (see More 2 compare Morel 2). Compare also Morrow.

Morrell : 1: English (northern): from the medieval personal name Morel a diminutive of Middle English or Old French More. Compare Moore.2: Americanized form of French Morel. Compare Morell 3.

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