"Molyneux" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /mɒlɪnjuː/ Forms: Molyneuxes [plural]
Etymology: Various origins: * Habitational surname of Norman origin, from the town of Moulineaux, in Normandy. * Variant of French Molineaux, an occupational surname for a miller. * Anglicized form of Irish Ó Maol an Mhuaidh (“descendant of the follower of the noble”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|nrf|-}} Norman, {{der|en|fr|Molineaux}} French Molineaux, {{der|en|ga|Ó Maol an Mhuaidh||descendant of the follower of the noble}} Irish Ó Maol an Mhuaidh (“descendant of the follower of the noble”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|es}} Molyneux (plural Molyneuxes)
  1. A surname. Wikipedia link: Moulineaux Synonyms: Molyneaux, Mulanax, Mullinax, Mullineaux, Mulnix Derived forms: Molyneux's problem

Inflected forms

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