Moran (disambiguation)
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Moran is a surname of Irish and French origin derived from member ship of a medieval dynastic sept.
[edit] Places
In the United States:
- Moran, Indiana
- Moran, Kansas
- Moran, Texas
- Moran, Wyoming
- Moran Township, Michigan
- Moran Township, Minnesota
- Moran State Park, Washington
- Mount Moran, Wyoming
Elsewhere:
- Moran (kibbutz), Misgav, Israel
- Moran Hill in North Korea
[edit] Fictional characters
- Carla Moran, the main character of the 1981 film "The Entity"
- 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's novels featuring Dirk Pitt
- Moran Shetland, character in the anime series Last Exile
[edit] Other uses
- Baron Moran, a British peerage title
- Moran (Maasai), or Il-murran (warriors) among the Masai of Kenya