Moore

See also: moore, Mooré, and Appendix:Variations of "mor"

English

Etymology

The surname has converged from several different meanings; see Moore on Wikipedia.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation)
  • (without the pour–poor merger) IPA^(key): /mʊə/
  • (pour–poor merger) IPA^(key): /mɔː/
• (Standard Southern British) IPA^(key): /moː/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /mʊɹ/

  • Audio (Southern California):

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• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /mʉɾ/, [mʉːɾ]
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ)
• Homophone: moor

Proper noun

Moore

1. Many toponymic place names, or parts of place names, derived from moor.
   1. A village in Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5784).
2. A surname from English or Irish, similarly derived.
   • 2010 September 10, Dan Whitworth, “Xbox apologises over 'gay' suspension”, in BBC‎^[1], archived from the original on 2 April 2025:

     Twenty-six-year-old Josh Moore was banned because officials said he'd broken Xbox's code of conduct by saying he lives in Fort Gay, West Virginia - a name branded offensive by the company.

   • 2024 February 7, Edward-Isaac Dovere, “Harris set to host Democratic governors this weekend to discuss 2024 campaign”, in CNN‎^[2], archived from the original on 18 February 2024:

     On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico.

3. A number of places with their names taken from the surname:
   1. A rural town and locality in Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.
   2. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A minor city in Butte County, Idaho.
      2. An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Indiana.
      3. A town in Fergus County, Montana.
      4. A locality in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
      5. A city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma.
      6. A township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.
      7. An unincorporated community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
      8. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Frio County, Texas.
      9. An unincorporated community in Emery County, Utah.
      10. An extinct town in Chelan County, Washington.
      11. An unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia.
4. Alternative spelling of More (“a Volta-Congo language”).

Derived terms

• Boyer-Moore-Horspool algorithm
• Eilenberg-Moore category
• Moorean
• Moore bound
• Moore County
• Moore Creek
• Moorefield
• Moore graph
• Moore Haven
• Moore machine
• Moore neighborhood
• Moore neighbourhood
• Moore Park
• Moore's law
• Moorestown

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Moore is the 18^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 724,374 individuals. Moore is most common among White (66.4%) and Black/African American (27.7%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Romeo, Roome, mooer, roome

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Moore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muʁ/, /mɔʁ/

Proper noun

Moore ?

1. a surname from English

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːʁə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Homophone: More

Noun

Moore

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of Moor
2. (archaic) dative singular of Moor