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English word origin

Etymology of Money

* As an English surname, from the noun money. Compare Minter, Monier. * As an Irish surname, variant of Mooney. * As a French surname, variant of Monnet, itself a variant of Monet.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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A surname. · An unincorporated community in Leflore County, Mississippi, United States. · An unincorporated community in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

* As an English surname, from the noun money. Compare Minter, Monier. * As an Irish surname, variant of Mooney. * As a French surname, variant of Monnet, itself a variant of Monet.

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