Moore as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Moore

What is the meaning of the name Moore ?

The baby name Moore is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /mɔːr/ (British), /mʊr/ or /mɔr/ (General American); rhymes with 'more'/'moor'..

Moore is in Origin.

Moore is a modern given name taken from a long-established surname of mixed English and Irish origins. In England and Scotland it often denoted someone who lived by a moor - open heath or marshland - from Middle English mor, while it could also arise as a nickname for a dark-complexioned person (“Moor”). In Ireland, Moore commonly anglicizes Ó Mórdha, ‘descendant of Mórdha,’ from mór “great,” yielding the sense “stately, noble.”

As a first name, Moore gained traction in the late 19th and 20th centuries with the broader Anglo-American fashion for surnames as given names. It is used for all genders but leans masculine, appreciated for its crisp sound and nature-inflected imagery. Usages and variants include More, Moor, and Moores; the Irish form O’More reflects the Gaelic lineage. Overall meanings cluster around “dweller by the moor” and “noble, stately,” depending on the family source.