Moore

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

English

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /mʊɹ/
  • (UK) IPA(key): /mɔː/ (non-rhotic, with the pour–poor merger)
  • (UK) IPA(key): /mʊə(ɹ)/ (non-rhotic, without the pour–poor merger)
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(r) or Rhymes: -ʊə(r)
  • Homophone: moor

Proper noun

Moore

  1. Many toponymic place names, or parts of place names, derived from moor.
  2. An English and Irish surname similarly derived.

Derived terms

Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Moore is the 18th 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

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Moore.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /muʁ/, /mɔʁ/

Proper noun

Moore

  1. A surname​.

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmoːʀə/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophone: More

Noun

Moore

  1. plural of Moor
  2. (archaic) dative singular of Moor
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