Moran
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Moran - O Móráin.
The Irish form of this name, means,'descendent of Mórán', translated,'The Great One'. This is the name of a respected branch of the Uí Fiachrach in the present counties of Mayo and Sligo.
The majority bearers of this surname in County Mayo are descended from the O' Morain clan whose ancient kingdom was in north Mayo surrounding the modern Town of Ballina. Following the Norman invasion their territory was usurped by the Barretts and Burkes and the sept lost its central organisation .
The modern distribution of the surname within Mayo suggests that the Morans spread southwards and today are chiefly found in the central area of the county,particularly in the barony of Carra.
Moran is also first name (in Hebrew), family name (in other languages, such as Gaelic), a place name, and the name of things. For its etymology, pronunciation, and meaning, see Wiktionary.
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[edit] People named Moran
People commonly known as Moran include:
- Brad Moran (AFL)
- Brad Moran (hockey)
- Brendan Moran, American television personality
- Bugs Moran, Chicago prohibition-era gangster
- Caitlin Moran, British journalist
- Charley Moran, baseball player, football coach
- Chris Moran, Royal Air Force officer
- Colin Moran, Dublin Gaelic footballer
- Crissy Moran, former American erotic actress & model
- Daniel Keys Moran, science fiction writer
- Denis Moran, Australian rugby player
- Dennis Moran, American computer hacker
- Diana Moran, British model
- Dylan Moran, Irish comedian, star of Black Books
- Edward Moran, American artist
- Edward C. Moran, Jr., American politician
- Erin Moran, an American actress
- Frank Moran, Heavyweight boxer, actor
- George Moran (comedian), member of Two Black Crows
- Hap Moran (Francis Dayle), Professional Football Player
- Hugh Moran, Manitoban politician
- Ian Moran, professional ice hockey player
- Jack Moran, Hollywood screenwriter
- Jason Moran, Australian criminal
- Jason Moran (musician), jazz pianist
- Jerry Moran, United States Representative from Kansas
- Jim Moran, a United States Representative from Virginia
- Jim Moran (publicist)
- Julie Moran, United States television personality
- Kevin Moran, Irish footballer
- Lewis Moran, Australian criminal
- Lois Moran, actress
- Lord Moran, Winston Churchill's physician, among other things
- Malcolm Moran, American sportswriter
- Marc Moran, standup comedian, Republican politician
- Margaret Moran, British politician
- Margarita Moran, former Miss Universe
- Martin Moran, author, actor
- Mayo Moran, dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Toronto
- Michael P. Moran, American actor and playwright
- Mike Moran, a musician
- Mike Moran (firefighter)
- Nancy Moran, American singer/songwriter
- Nick Moran, British actor
- Paddy Moran, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- Pat Moran, American baseball player and manager
- Patrick Moran, Canadian fiddle player
- Patrick Alfred Pierce Moran, mathematician.
- Paul Moran, Foreign Exchange Market,financial analyst,newsletter author.
- Paul Moran, Australian Broadcasting Corporation journalist
- Paul Michael Moran, Irish GAA and Rugby player
- Paul Robert Moran, American trial lawyer
- Paul R. Moran, Jr., American drummer
- Pauline Moran, English actress
- Polly Moran, American actress and comedian
- Robert Moran, American composer
- Robert Moran, American shipbuilder
- Robert L. Moran, E. Kahn's & Sons
- Roger Moran, British driver
- Roger Moran, a British hillclimb driver
- Ronnie Moran, a British football coach
- Stacy Moran, a model and pornographic actress
- Steve Moran, an English football player
- Terry Moran, a television news correspondent
- Thomas Moran, a painter
- Thomas P. Moran, an engineer
- Tommy Moran, a British Fascist
- William L. Moran, an American Assyriologist
- "Mr. Moran", alias used by Salvatore Gravano, underboss of the Gambino crime family
- James Michael Moran Jr. (bored kid)
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[edit] Fictional characters named Moran
- Carla Moran, the main character of the 1981 movie "The Entity"
- Dean Moran, a recurring character in David Mitchell's novel Black Swan Green
- Lucy Moran, character in Twin Peaks
- Michael Moran, the central character in John McGahern's novel Amongst Women
- Moran, a female Irish Quidditch player in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Moran, second narrator and seeker of the eponymous Molloy in the novel by Samuel Beckett
- Sebastian Moran, the villain from the Sherlock Holmes short story "The Adventure of the Empty House"
- Summer Moran, a recurring character in Clive Cussler novels featuring Dirk Pitt
- craig moran ,actor in fair city
[edit] Places called Moran (see also Morin)
- Moran, Kansas
- Moran, Texas
- Moran Junction, Wyoming
- Moran Township, Michigan
- Moran Township, Minnesota
- Moran (kibbutz), Misgav, Israel
- Moran State Park on Orcas Island, Washington
- Moran Hill in North Korea
- Mount Moran, in Wyoming
[edit] Things called Moran
- Baron Moran, a British peerage title
- "moran", a Fark.com cliché
[edit] Pronunciation
Pronunciation of the family name varies from place to place. In Ireland, where the name descended the Gaelic name O'Móráin, it is generally pronounced (phonetically) "more-in", an anglicized approximate of the Irish pronunciation. Elsewhere, pronunciation follows the French name, Morant, anglicized to (phonetically) "more-anne".[1]
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