bon-îthon, the furzy dwelling. There was a David de Monton.
MORGAN. From mor-gan, by the sea.
MORTH, MURTH, MURT. According to C. S. Gilbert, "a branch of the Randall family that resided at or near Looe assumed the name of Morth or Murth (so written in Talland church), but retained the arms of Randall." Wm. Morth was sheriff of Cornwall 2 Wm. III. The name may be from vordh, a way; or marth, a wonder, a marvel; varth, miraculous, wonderful. The W. marth is flat, plain, or open. The arms of Murth are Sable, a chevron between three falcons' legs erased, with bells, Or.
MOYLE. From Moyle near St. Minver, where the family flourished for several generations. They are said to have originally descended from the Moyles of Tresurans, in St. Columb, or the Moyles of Bodmin. The arms of this family are, Gules, a moyle (mule) passant, Argent. The name is from moelh, a blackbird; or perhaps rather from moel, bald, bare (place). Cf. the surname Mole, and the Welsh name Moel signifying "bald."
MUDGAN. See Mudgeon.
MUDGEON, MUDGAN, MUGAUN. "Mudgan, the name of a place in St. Martin's in Meneage, is a corruption of Muchan, a sort of chimney (from mog, moge, smoke), with a lovour or chimney-hole through the top of the house for the smoke; from whence was denominated a family of gentlemen, surnamed Mugaun or Mudgan, whose sole inheritrix was married to Chynoweth of Chynoweth in St. Earth, temp. Queen Mary." (Hals.) The name is probably from mogan, great; or mod, mud-gan, the place upon the down.
