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Moore.

Many toponymic place names, or parts of place names, derived from moor.

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Meaning & usage

name/mʊə//mɔː//moː/British, Southern, Standard/mʊɹ/General-American

  1. Many toponymic place names, or parts of place names, derived from moor.

  2. Many toponymic place names, or parts of place names, derived from moor. A village in Halton borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5784).

  3. A surname from English or Irish, similarly derived.

  4. A number of places with their names taken from the surname: A rural town and locality in Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.

  5. A number of places with their names taken from the surname: A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Butte County, Idaho.

  6. A number of places with their names taken from the surname: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Indiana.

  7. A number of places with their names taken from the surname: A number of places in the United States: A town in Fergus County, Montana.

  8. A number of places with their names taken from the surname: A number of places in the United States: A locality in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.

  9. A number of places with their names taken from the surname: A number of places in the United States: A city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma.

  10. A number of places with their names taken from the surname: A number of places in the United States: A township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

  11. A number of places with their names taken from the surname: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

  12. A number of places with their names taken from the surname: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Frio County, Texas.

  13. A number of places with their names taken from the surname: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Emery County, Utah.

  14. A number of places with their names taken from the surname: A number of places in the United States: An extinct town in Chelan County, Washington.

  15. A number of places with their names taken from the surname: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Tucker County, West Virginia.

  16. Alternative spelling of More (“a Volta-Congo language”).

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

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