Moor.
A member of an ancient Amazigh people from Mauretania.
Meaning & usage
A member of an ancient Amazigh people from Mauretania.
A member of an Islamic people of Arab or Amazigh origin ruling Spain and parts of North Africa from the 8th to the 15th centuries.
A Muslim or a person from the Middle East or Africa.
A person of mixed Arab and Amazigh ancestry inhabiting the Mediterranean coastline of northwest Africa.
A person of an ethnic group speaking the Hassaniya Arabic language, mainly inhabiting Western Sahara, Mauritania, and parts of neighbouring countries (Morocco, Mali, Senegal etc.).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English More, Moore, from Old French More (modern French Maure), from Latin Maurus (“a Moor, meaning a Mauretanian, an inhabitant of Mauretania”), from Ancient Greek Μαυρούσιος (Mauroúsios, “Mauretanian”). Doublet of Moro.
A surname. A surname from Irish.
A surname. An English surname transferred from the given name.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.