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Moen.

a surname transferred from the place name, a habitational surname from one of numerous Norwegian farms and localities named Moen

4 characters1 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmuː.ən/
  1. a surname transferred from the place name, a habitational surname from one of numerous Norwegian farms and localities named Moen

  2. a village in Målselv municipality, Troms, Norway, serving as the municipality's administrative centre

  3. a village in Risør municipality, Agder, Norway

Where this word comes from

From the definite singular of mo (“flat, especially dry and sandy plain; flat woodland”), literally “the moor” or “the plain”. The underlying noun is Old Norse mór (“moor, heath”). The surname is habitational, taken from one of the many Norwegian farms and localities bearing the name.

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