You know, I got thinking about this today when I was taking a walk. In Hebrew Malachi means something like "My Messenger."

So if the book of Mormon really came from the Jews, then obviously Moroni would mean something like:

"My Moron."

I think I'm on to something.

I thought there was an island called that somewhere... and that's where Smith got it.

I have to watch myself cause I like to say Holy Moroni a lot... :)

But your version works fine, too, maybe a lot better, even. I like it.

Yes, Moroni is the capital of the Comoros islands, off the coast of Madagascar. Coincidence?

i've always thought about that.

i thought it was the plural of "moron" as in stupid...like "many morons"

i figure, js thought that by the end of the book everybody who believed would be a moron or "many morons" would.

not kidding. that's what i thought when i was attending seminary 14-15 years old. then i got ejected as in "never come back please", but that's for another topic.

ding ding ding!!! We have a winner, folks. Funniest d@mn comment of the day. I'm going to have to steal that for my personal use.

If they had, we would have had the Moronic Priesthood instead of the Aaronic Priesthood--and I think Moronic is a much more indicative and accurate designation. ;o)

Alumni, cacti, esophagi, nuclei, octopi, rhombi, stimuli, uteri, moroni. ;-)

yeah, but i think moronic does not sell that much. remember: god needs your money.

moronic would be a clear give away. yeah...too much risk.

"moronum" as a latinized version of "many morons" doesn't sound right either.

it just had to be "moroni" i think.

Someone pointed out that the current use of Moron post-dates Moroni.

However, it does come from the Greek world Moron, meaning foolish or dull and Smith DID like to show off his smattering of languages, so maybe it was a joke he coined in advance of Moron becoming a common word?

I thought names ending with "i" or related sounds like "ai" or "iah" meant "God is ____" or could also mean "____ of God."

For example Ishiah could mean "Man of God", if I'm remembering correctly.

Anyway, Moron-i could mean "Moron of God" or "god is a Moron."

All of us are "Moroni" the plural of "Moronus" meaning "a former moron".

Just sayin'...

Ron

according to my post-doctoral research done in the most prestigious universities around the world, renown man of fame that i am, wealthy as a good mormon running my very own multi-level business, i would have to conclude with my colleagues also experts in "reformed egyptian" that "moroni" means simply..."what a fucking moron if you finished reading this book and still believe all this bullshit"

:)