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Origine of last name

MOORE : 1: English: from Middle English more ‘moor marsh fen’ (Old English mōr) hence a topographic name for someone who lived in such a place or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word as for example Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire.2: English (of Norman origin): ethnic name from Old French more ‘Moor’ either someone from North Africa or more often a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Moor. Compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Morrell">Morrell</a> and <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Moreau">Moreau</a>.3: English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name More (Old French More Maur Latin Maurus) originally denoting either ‘Moor’ or someone with a swarthy complexion (compare <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Morrell">Morrell</a> <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Morrin">Morrin</a> <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Morris">Morris</a> and sense 2 above). There was a 6th-century Christian saint of this name.4: Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mórdha ‘descendant of Mórdha’ a byname meaning ‘great proud’ or ‘stately’.5: Scottish: variant of <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Muir">Muir</a>.6: Welsh: nickname from mawr ‘big great’ either describing a man's size or greatness (perhaps applied ironically) or as a means of distinguishing two men with the same name.7: Americanized form of Slovenian <a href="https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/Mur">Mur</a>.

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