Moren is an Irish surname, which first originated from

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. The original Gaelic form of the name Moren is O Morain or O Moghrain, this is derived from the word "mor" which means "big." Notable people with the surname include: * Lew Moren, baseball pitcher *Peter Morén, member of Swedish band

Peter Bjorn and John Peter Bjorn and John are a Swedish indie pop/ rock band formed in Stockholm in 1999, named after the first names of the band's members: Peter Morén (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Björn Yttling (bass, keyboards, vocals) and John Eriksson, known ...

* Peter Morén (drummer), heavy metal drummer *

Teri Moren Teri Marie Moren (born April 14, 1969) is the current head coach of the Indiana University women's basketball team. Raised in Seymour, Indiana, Moren played college basketball at Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball, Purdue and was the head coa ...

(born 1969), American basketball coach *

Valtteri Moren Valtteri Moren (born 15 June 1991) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Moren was born in Vantaa, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for Klubi-04, before making his league debut for HJK at age 19 ...

, Finnish footballer

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