Morin Explained

Morin is a surname of different Romance origins. In northern Italy it derives from the Ladin term for «mill» (molina in Latin). In French it derives from the ancient Celtic tribe of Morini who once inhabited the coast of 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 also refer to:

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 (1931–2023), 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, Canadian public official and diplomat
Pat Morin, Canadian computer scientist
Pete Morin (1915–2000), Canadian hockey player
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 (1931–2018), French mathematician, especially a topologist
Edgar Morin (also Edgar Nahoum) (born 1921), French philosopher and sociobiologist
Émilienne Morin (1901–1991) French anarcho-syndicalist, shorthand typist, partner of Buenaventura Durruti.
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

Italy

Enrico Morin (1841–1910), Italian admiral and politician

Sweden

Linus Morin (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 (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 (1941–2019), American Roman Catholic bishop
William H. Morin, American soldier awarded Medal of Honor

Notes and references

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