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32356
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English
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Mormon : An Example of Folk Etymology
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Western Folklore
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1949
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8
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Western States Folklore Society
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22-24
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This article explains the origins of the folk etymology of the name Mormon in the Book of Mormon. It describes popular opinion of a Greek origin of the word, as well as giving Joseph Smith's refuting claim that it comes from the Egyptian mon, meaning "good."