English Explanatory Dictionary

Moore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Many toponymic place names, or parts of place names, derived from moor.
  2. 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:
  5. A rural town and locality in Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.
  6. A number of places in the United States:
  7. A minor city in Butte County, Idaho.
  8. An unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Indiana.
  9. A town in Fergus County, Montana.
  10. A locality in Hopewell Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.
  11. A city in Cleveland County, Oklahoma.
  12. A township in Northampton County, Pennsylvania.

Pronunciation

/mʊə(ɹ)/ /mɔː(ɹ)/ /mʊɹ/ en-us-moor.ogg

Word forms

Moore

Etymology

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

Derived words

Boyer-Moore-Horspool algorithm Eilenberg-Moore category Moorean Moore bound Moore County Moore Creek Moorefield Moore graph Moore Haven Moore machine Moore neighborhood Moore neighbourhood Moore Park Moore's law
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