MORIANTON

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Jaredite PN 1. King (Ether 1:22, 23; 10:9, 12, 13)
Lehite PN 2. Rebel, ca. 72 BC (Alma 50:28, 29, 30, 32, 35; 51:29)
Lehite GN 3. City and land, named from No. 2, ca. 72 BC (Alma 50:25, 26 (x2), 28, 33, 35 (x2), 36 (x2); 51:1, 26; 55:33 (x2); 59:5)

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Etymology

No etymology is suggested.

Nibley has suggested EGYPTIAN PN (of princes) mry.itn, “beloved of Aton,” and mry.imn, “beloved of Amon” (LID, 29). But, despite the problem of using EGYPTIAN to explain a JAREDITE PN, it would be difficult to explain how a Lehite could have a name based on a non-ISRAELITE theophoric element.

Cf. Book of Mormon MORIANCUMER, MAHONRI MORIANCUMER, MORON, CORIANTON, MORIANTUM, GADIANTON, CUMORAH, et al.

See also Morianton / Morionton Variants

Variants

Morionton, ( )rionton, Mononton

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Notes