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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread moonyean #170164 09/24/2007 10:17 AM Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1 myrlock stranger myrlock stranger Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1 does anyone here know where 'moonyean' comes from? Moonyean is the name of my neighbour, she was told her name is 'celtic', tho when she goes to celtic sites to find the origin of her name she has no response. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: moonyean myrlock #170166 09/24/2007 11:00 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Yean is a verb meaning to give birth, said of sheep and goats. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: moonyean myrlock #170168 09/24/2007 3:08 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh While not definitive, here's a little history on the name Moonyean [link]. Quote: [Smilin' Through] was made 3 times the most successful being the 1932 version. Details below. You will note that Moonyeen Clare was not actually a starlet, but was one of the characters in the dual role played by Norma shearer. Later, in the same posting is a purported etymology. You might want to look up a copy of the play or a biography of one of the playwrights. (And, welcome aboard.) Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,469 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 22 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,273 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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