Morphew
See also: morphew
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Norman French name borrowed from Old French malfé, malfeü, which in turn is derived from Latin malefatus, malefatutus, the perfect active participle of malefor (“to speak ill”), from Proto-Italic *maledfatos, fromLatin male (“badly, wrong”) + Latin for (“speak, say”). The first part is from Proto-Italic *malos, from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“to deceive”), cognate with Lithuanian melas (“lie”) and the first element of Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “jinx”). The second part is from Proto-Italic *fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”), cognate with the second element of Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “jinx”).[1]
Proper noun
[edit]Morphew (plural Morphews)
- A surname.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Morphew is the 19602nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1376 individuals. Morphew is most common among White (95.64%) individuals.
References
[edit]- ^ (2003). Morfin. In Hanks, P. (Ed.), Dictionary of American Family Names. : Oxford University Press. Retrieved 5 Apr. 2023, from https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195081374.001.0001/acref-9780195081374-e-43606.
Further reading
[edit]- Morphew in Dictionary of American Family Names[1], Oxford University Press, 2013