Moore

Alternative forms

• More

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /mʊɹ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /mɔː/ (non-rhotic, with the pour–poor merger)
• (UK) IPA^(key): /mʊə(ɹ)/ (non-rhotic, without the pour–poor merger)

• Audio (US)

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(r) or Rhymes: -ʊə(r)
• Homophone: moor

Proper noun

Moore

1. Many toponymic place names, or parts of place names, derived from moor.
2. An English and Irish surname similarly derived.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Moore is the 18^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 724,374 individuals. Moore is most common among White (66.4%) and Black/African American (27.7%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Romeo, mooer, roome

Etymology

Borrowed from English Moore.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muʁ/, /mɔʁ/

Proper noun

Moore

1. A surname​.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːʀə/

• Audio

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• Homophone: More

Noun

Moore

1. plural of Moor
2. (archaic) dative singular of Moor