Definitions

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  • proper noun A surname of Old French origin.
  • proper noun A surname of Irish origin.
  • proper noun Any of a number of places in the USA named after persons with the surname.

Etymologies

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Examples

  • Paphides, the husband of Times writer Caitlin Moran, is understood to have decided to quit at the end of last month.

    Chief rock critic Peter Paphides quits the Times Ben Dowell 2010

  • Rove said, referring to what he described as Moran's efforts to cut a deal on a 2001 trade bill.

    American Crossroads attacks Harry Reid in new ads 2010

  • In an election year when even the most entrenched politicians are scrambling to project a message of "change," Rep. James P. Moran is doing something different -- he is promising more of the same.

    Moran sticks to his past Ben Pershing 2010

  • Caitlin Moran's blog post is mildly amusing in another way -- yet another one of those posts in which the blogger mentions someone's inability to spell while themselves not spelling correctly.

    Film Maxine 2009

  • In an election year when even the most entrenched politicians are scrambling to project a message of "change," Rep. James P. Moran is doing something different -- he is promising more of the same.

    Moran sticks to his past Ben Pershing 2010

  • But Moran scoffs at the poll's results, and his campaign has a survey of its own -- conducted in mid-September by a Springfield-based Democratic firm -- that showed the incumbent leading among likely voters, 58 percent to 31 percent, and found that Moran is viewed much more favorably than the GOP poll suggests.

    Moran sticks to his past Ben Pershing 2010

  • Though I'm less sanguine, perhaps Moran is right that the U.S. public almost always chooses the lesser of two evils.

    Watch the Platforms, Not the Winner, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Although you can have a look at said tea towel by going to Caitlin Moran's Times blog entry above, her link to the place for ordering it doesn't work.

    Film Maxine 2009

  • "The intricacies of the ancient Egyptian court are brought to life in Moran's fascinating tale of a princess's rise to power."

    The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran: Book summary 2010

  • While Mr Deeds in in Richmond and can not raise funds Moran is out spending and raising along with the other fellow.

    Waldo Jaquith - Moran paying for signatures. 2009

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