Moran
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Moran is a 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:
- Moran Aharoni (Israeli singer)
- Bill (William F.) Moran, American knifemaker
- 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, 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
- Edward Percy Moran, American painter, son of Edward Moran
- 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
- Jack "The Cube" Moran, Cube at large
- 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
- Laura E.J. Moran, performance poet
- 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, Australian Broadcasting Corporation journalist
- Pauline Moran, English actress
- Polly Moran, American actress and comedian
- Rob Moran, American actor
- Roger Moran, a British hillclimb driver
- Ronnie Moran, a British football coach
- Robert Moran, American composer
- Robert Moran, American shipbuilder
- Roger Moran, British driver
- Shlomo Moran, a Israeli computer scientist
- Stacy Moran, a model and pornographic actress
- Steve Moran, an English football player
- Terry Moran, a television news correspondent
- Thomas Moran, a painter
- Thomas Moran, Jr, an engineer
- Thomas P. Moran, an engineer
- Tommy Moran, a British Fascist
- William D. Moran III, a painter
- William L. Moran, an American Assyriologist
- "Mr. Moran", alias used by Salvatore Gravano, underboss of the Gambino crime family
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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
[edit] Places called Moran
- Moran, Kansas
- Moran, Texas
- Moran Junction, Wyoming
- Moran Township, Michigan
- Moran Township, Minnesota
- Moran Settlement, 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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