Morphew

Norman French name borrowed from Old French malfé, malfeü, which in turn is derived from Latin malefatus, malefatutus, the perfect active participle of malefor (“to speak ill”), from Proto-Italic *maledfatos, fromLatin male (“badly, wrong”) + Latin for (“speak, say”). The first part is from Proto-Italic *malos, from Proto-Indo-European *mel- (“to deceive”), cognate with Lithuanian melas (“lie”) and the first element of Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “jinx”). The second part is from Proto-Italic *fāōr, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂ti (“to speak”), cognate with the second element of Ancient Greek βλάσφημος (blásphēmos, “jinx”).[1] Doublet of blame. Doublet of blaspheme.

Morphew (plural Morphews)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Morphew is the 19602^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1376 individuals. Morphew is most common among White (95.64%) individuals.

• Morphew in Dictionary of American Family Names‎, Oxford University Press, 2013