Morin is a surname of diffent Romance origins. In northern

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

it derives from the Ladin term for «

mill Mill may refer to: Science and technology * * Mill (grinding) * Milling (machining) * Millwork * Textile manufacturing, Textile mill * Steel mill, a factory for the manufacture of steel * List of types of mill * Mill, the arithmetic unit of the A ...

» (''molina'' in Latin). In

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

it derives from the ancient Celtic tribe of Morini who once inhabited the coast of modern day

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...

. The

Gaulish Gaulish was an ancient Celtic language spoken in parts of Continental Europe before and during the period of the Roman Empire. In the narrow sense, Gaulish was the language of the Celts of Gaul (now France, Luxembourg, Belgium, most of Switzerl ...

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 Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, is the ancestral proto-language of all known Celtic languages, and a descendant of Proto-Indo-European. It is not attested in writing but has been partly reconstructed through the comparative method. Proto-Celt ...

''*mori'' 'sea'. It may also 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 wrongfully convicted of a 1984 murder *

Jacques-Yvan Morin Jacques-Yvan Morin, (born July 15, 1931 in Quebec City, Quebec) is a former professor of law and a politician in Quebec, Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Oc ...

(born 1931), Canadian politician in Quebec * Jean-Baptiste Morin (politician) (1840–1911), Canadian politician * Karl Morin-Strom (also Karl Strom) (born 1952), Canadian politician in Ontario * Marie-Eve Morin, Canadian philosopher *

Marie-Lucie Morin Marie-Lucie Morin is a Canadian public official, lawyer, and former diplomat and a former Committee member of the National Security and Intelligence Review Agency of Canada, and was also the same for its predecessor the Security Intelligence Re ...

, Canadian public official and diplomat * Pat Morin, Canadian computer scientist *

Pete Morin Joseph Pierre Marius "Pete, Pit" Morin (December 8, 1915 – January 5, 2000) was a professional ice hockey forward who played a single season for the Montreal Canadiens of the NHL. Playing career Morin was born and raised in the Montreal su ...

(1915–2000), Canadian hockey player *

Randy Charles Morin Randy Charles Morin is a Canadian web publisher and the former chairman of the RSS Advisory Board, a group that publishes the RSS RSS ( RDF Site Summary or Really Simple Syndication) is a web feed that allows users and applications to access ...

(born 1969), Canadian author and blogger *

René Morin Louis-Simon-René Morin (July 27, 1883 – July 16, 1955) was head of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation during World War II from 1940 to 1944, and was the first francophone and native-born Canadian to head the CBC. Born in Saint-Hyacinth ...

(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 The Code Morin is a phrase used to refer to the text ''Procédures des assemblées délibérantes'', first published in 1938 by Victor Morin. The Code details procedures for organizational meetings, and was inspired by '' Robert's Rules of Order' ...

, a parliamentary authority used mainly in Quebec

France

Arthur Morin Arthur Jules Morin (19 October 1795 – 7 February 1880) was a French physicist. He conducted experiments in mechanics and invented the Morin dynamometer. He introduced the term coefficient of friction and demonstrated its utility. In 1850, he wa ...

(1795–1880), French physicist * Bernard Morin (1931–2018), 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) Jean Morin (Latin: ''Joannes Morinus'') (1591 – 28 February 1659) was a French theologian and biblical scholar. Life He was born in Blois, to Calvinist parents. He learned Latin and Greek at La Rochelle, and continued his studies in Leiden, ...

(also Joannes Morinus) (1591–1659), French theologian and biblical scholar * Jean-Baptiste Morin (composer) (1677–1745), French composer *

Jean-Baptiste Morin (mathematician) Jean-Baptiste Morin (February 23, 1583 – November 6, 1656), also known by the Latinized name as Morinus, was a French mathematician, astrologer, and astronomer. Life and work Born in Villefranche-sur-Saône, in the Beaujolais, he began ...

(also Morinus) (1583–1656), French mathematician, astrologer and astronomer

Italy

Enrico Morin Enrico Morin (1841–1910) was an Italian admiral and politician who held several cabinet posts. Early life and education Morin was born in Genoa on 5 May 1841. His father was an officer of the commissariat of the royal navy of the Kingdom of ...

(1841–1910), Italian admiral and politician

Sweden

Linus Morin Linus Morin (born January 30, 1987 in Uppsala) is a Swedish ice hockey player. He is currently playing with the IK Oskarshamn in the HockeyAllsvenskan. He has played with the Brynäs IF in the Elitserien Elitserien (literally, "the Elite ...

(born 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

* Brent Morin, American comedian, stand-up comic and actor *

Henry Louis Morin Henry Louis Morin (July 11, 1899 – September 19, 1949) was an American farmer, labor union activist and politician. Morin was born in Duluth, Minnesota and was involved with the local labor union movement and the National Federation of Postal ...

(1899-1949), American farmer, labor union activist, and politician * 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 baseball player * Parker Morin (born 1991), American baseball coach * Robert E. Morin, chief judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia *

Roger Morin Roger Paul Morin (March 7, 1941 – October 31, 2019) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the third Bishop of Biloxi. Pope Francis accepted his resignation on December 16, 2016. Early life and education Roger Morin ...

(1941–2019), American Roman Catholic bishop *

William H. Morin William Henry Morin (May 23, 1869 – August 29, 1935) was a boatswain's mate second class serving in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery. Biography Morin was born May 23, 1869, in E ...

, American soldier awarded Medal of Honor

Notes and references

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