Mor

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 32 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Mor is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• English surname28K records spelled Mor30 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Belgium, United States, Canada, France

  Languages: English, Dutch, French

  Also written Moer, M-Or, Möer, Moeer, Mór

• Hebrew given name11K records spelled Mor16 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India, Israel, Nigeria, United States

  Also written Mr, מר, Mår, Mar, Mór

• Urdu name11K records spelled Mor5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Pakistan

  Also written Mór, Môr

• a separate given name10K records spelled Mor4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States

  Also written M-Or, Mór, Mōr

• Hindi surname2.1K records spelled Mor42 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, India, United Kingdom, Canada

  Languages: Hindi, Bangla, Urdu

  Also written Moore, More, Mora, Mara, Morey

• Malay name1.5K records spelled Mor3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Malaysia

  Also written Mőŕ

59 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Mor is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Irish, ‘great’; once a widespread Irish name.

  as a name·Irish first names

• unexplained.

  as a name·Dictionary of American Family Names

• In sit-pro, grain

  as a word·StarLing Tower of Babel etymological databases (Starostin et al.)

• In Danish, mother (woman who has, conceives, gives birth to, or raises a child)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, A mid-ocean ridge: a submarine volcanic mountain range.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

SE SCB — Namnstatistik (to 2023) — 22 years between 1999–2020. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Anthonis Morb. 1519NLpainter from the Northern Netherlands (1519–1575)
• Avraham Morb. 1935ILIsraeli actor
• Rina Messingerb. 1956ILnot in their usual nameIsraeli lawyer and former Miss Universe
• Keren Morb. 1964ILIsraeli actress and comedian
• Mor Katzirb. 1980ILIsraeli model
• Mattia Morb. 1981ITItalian politician
• Omri Morb. 1983ILIsraeli jazz pianist
• Saritab. 1995INnot in their usual nameIndian amateur wrestler
• Mor Mamanb. 1995ILIsraeli businesswoman and former model; Miss Israel 2014
• Emre Morb. 1997TRTurkish association football player (born 1997)

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 182 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Mor?

We estimate roughly 1.7 thousand people bear Mor (counting its spellings and scripts) across 10 countries in our records.

In which country does Mor have the most bearers?

Mor is most frequently recorded in Mexico, where it is most often spelled mor.

What does the name Mor mean?

Recorded meaning: master