Moroni as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Moroni

What is the meaning of the name Moroni ?

The baby name Moroni is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced moh-ROH-nee (IPA: /moʊˈroʊni/).

Moroni is in Origin.

Moroni is a masculine given name best known from Latter-day Saint scripture, where Moroni is the final Nephite prophet who appears as the Angel Moroni, and also the military leader Captain Moroni. The scriptural language is not identified, so the personal-name etymology is uncertain; in that context the meaning is unspecified. Separately, Moroni is an Italian surname derived from Moro (from Latin Maurus), signifying "Moorish," "dark-haired," or "swarthy." That surname origin sometimes influences modern interpretations but is historically distinct from the LDS usage.

As a given name, Moroni saw little use before the 19th century and spread within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, remaining most common in the U.S. Intermountain West and in LDS communities in Latin America and the Pacific. The spelling is stable across languages (Spanish and Portuguese also use Moroni). Related Italian forms by origin include Moro, Morone, and Mauro.