"Morel" meaning in French

See Morel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mɔ.ʁɛl/
Etymology: Either a patronymic surname from the historical given name Morel, or a descriptive surname from Old French more (“dark”), both ultimately from Latin Maurus (“Moor”). See also Moreau. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|fro|more|t=dark}} Old French more (“dark”), {{der|fr|la|Maurus|t=Moor}} Latin Maurus (“Moor”) Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|mfbysense}} Morel m or f by sense
  1. a surname originating as a patronymic Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-Morel-fr-name-T3OhlWf~ Categories (other): French surnames
  2. a surname from Old French [in turn transferred from the nickname] Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-Morel-fr-name-a7YPSuV7 Categories (other): French surnames, French entries with incorrect language header, French masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of French masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Moreau
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