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Moore

//mʊə(ɹ)// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Many toponymic place names, or parts of place names, derived from moor.
  2. 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. 3
    A surname from English or Irish, similarly derived.

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  4. 4
    A number of places with their names taken from the surname:; A rural town and locality in Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.
  5. 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.
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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 16
    Alternative spelling of More (“a Volta-Congo language”). alt-of, alternative

Etymology

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

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