# Mormon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɔːmən/ · frequency rank #11,748

## Definitions
1. In Mormonism, an ancient American prophet who compiled the Book of Mormon.
2. A surname.

## Etymology
From the title of the chief work of Joseph Smith the Book of Mormon. Followers of his religious movement were called this since the 1830s. The title of the book comes from the name from the prophet who they believe compiled it, called Mormon, father of Moroni, and/or the Waters of Mormon mentioned in it.
Various implausible etymologies have been proposed, usually in attempts to discredit or defend the Mormon faith.

## Easily confused with
- **morn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mormon-vs-morn)
- **Moro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mormon-vs-moro)
- **moron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mormon-vs-moron)
- **Myron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mormon-vs-myron)
- **motion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mormon-vs-motion)
- **Morton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mormon-vs-morton)
- **morrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mormon-vs-morrow)
- **Morten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mormon-vs-morten)
- **moon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moon-vs-mormon)
- **momo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/momo-vs-mormon)
- **Moran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moran-vs-mormon)
- **Morin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morin-vs-mormon)
- **morgan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morgan-vs-mormon)
- **Marion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-mormon)
- **maroon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maroon-vs-mormon)
- **Merton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/merton-vs-mormon)
- **Mordor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mordor-vs-mormon)
- **Morison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morison-vs-mormon)

## Common misspellings (9)
`mmormon`, `momron`, `mormmon`, `mormno`, `mormonn`, `moromn`, `morrmon`, `mromon`, `omrmon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mormon