Given name

Mòr

“great, eminent”

Mòr is a feminine given name from Scots Gaelic. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Mòr goes back to a word meaning “great, eminent.”

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Where it comes from

Mòr comes from Scots Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mòr’s family of names

In Scottish Gaelic usage, Mòr has a diminutive in Mòrag. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Mòr has a conventional equivalent in the English form Sarah.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Scots Gaelic

Sìle

Sìle is a feminine given name from Scots Gaelic. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.

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