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Morin is a surname of Dutch and French origin, and the name comes from the ancient Celtic tribe of Morini who once lived in modern day Belgium. The Gaulish ethnonym Morini (sing. Morinos) literally means 'those of the sea', that is to say the 'sea people' or the 'sailors'. It stems from Proto-Celtic *mori 'sea'. It may refer to:

  • Morin, flavonol and yellow chemical compound.

People

Canada
  • Albertine Morin-Labrecque (1886–1957) Canadian pianist
  • Augustin-Norbert Morin (1803–1865), lawyer, judge and politician, joint Premier of the Province of Canada
  • Blain Morin, Canadian politician and labour union organizer
  • Claude Morin (ADQ politician) (born 1953), Canadian politician
  • Claude Morin (PQ politician) (born 1929), Canadian politician
  • Gilles Morin (born 1931), Canadian politician in Ontario
  • Guy Paul Morin, Canadian who was wrongfully convicted of a 1984 murder
  • Jacques-Yvan Morin (born 1931), Canadian former politician in Quebec
  • Jean-Baptiste Morin (politician) (1840–1911), Canadian politician
  • Pete Morin (1915–2000), Canadian hockey player
  • Karl Morin-Strom (also Karl Strom) (born 1952), Canadian politician in Ontario
  • Marie-Eve Morin, Canadian philosopher
  • Marie-Lucie Morin, Canadian public official and former diplomat
  • Pat Morin, Canadian computer scientist
  • Randy Charles Morin (born 1969), Canadian author and blogger
  • René Morin (1883–1955), head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during World War II
  • Robert Morin (born 1949), Canadian film director
  • Samuel Morin (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Victor Morin, inventor of the Morin code, a parliamentary authority used mainly in Quebec
France
  • Arthur Morin (1795-1880), French physicist
  • Bernard Morin (1931-), French mathematician, especially a topologist
  • Edgar Morin (also Edgar Nahoum) (born 1921), French philosopher and sociobiologist
  • Hervé Morin (born 1961), Minister of Defence of France
  • Jean Morin (artist) (c.1595 or 1605–1650), French baroque artist
  • Jean Morin (theologian) (also Joannes Morinus) (1591–1659), French theologian and biblical scholar
  • Jean-Baptiste Morin (composer) (1677–1745), French composer
  • Jean-Baptiste Morin (mathematician) (also Morinus) (1583–1656), French mathematician, astrologer and astronomer
Sweden
  • Linus Morin (1987-), Swedish ice hockey player
United Kingdom
  • Charles Morin, nom de plume used by Winston Churchill
  • Nea Morin (1905–1986), British rock climber
United States
  • Andy Morin, The 3rd member of American experimental hip-hop band Death Grips
  • Brent Morin, American comedian, stand-up comic and actor
  • Jeremy Morin, American ice hockey player
  • John M. Morin (1868–1942), American congressman from Pennsylvania
  • Lee Morin (born 1952), American NASA astronaut
  • Mike Morin (born 1991), American professional baseball player
  • Robert E. Morin, chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
  • Roger Morin (1941-2019), American Roman Catholic bishop
  • William H. Morin, American soldier awarded Medal of Honor

Notes and references

Morin-Heights

See also

  • Moran (disambiguation)
  • Morini (disambiguation)
  • Morrin
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