Mooring
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See also: mooring
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Named after the moorland of the Risem Moor where it is spoken.
Proper noun[edit]
Mooring (plural Moorings)
- A mainland dialect of the North Frisian language
Synonyms[edit]
- Mooring dialect
Holonyms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
English surname, from a derivative diminutive of Moore.
Proper noun[edit]
Mooring (plural Moorings)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Mooring is the 15217th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1936 individuals. Mooring is most common among White (60.28%) and Black/African American (34.3%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mooring”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 616.