Given name
Mór
“large, great”
Mór is used as a given name. One interpretation is “large, great.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “large, great.”
How it developed
In Hungarian usage, Mór is a diminutive of Móric.
Mór’s family of names
Mór has an affectionate form in Morag. In Hungarian usage, Mór has a conventional equivalent in the English form Maurice. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Mór has a diminutive in Mòrag.
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Around the world
Mór has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Mór
- Mór JókaiHungarian writer (1825–1904)
- Maurice de HirschGerman financier and philanthropist (1831–1896)
- Mór ThanHungarian artist (1828–1899)
- Mór KóczánAthlete and Calvinist pastor (1885–1972)
- Mór PerczelHungarian knight brigadier general, politician (1811–1899)
- Mór DéchyHungarian geographer (1851–1917)
- Mór BallagiHungarian linguist, theologian (1815-1891)
- Mór KorachHungarian chemical engineer (1888–1975)
- Mór AdlerHungarian painter (1826–1902)1821–1902
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