Hore

Hore
Language(s)English
Origin
Language(s)Middle English
Word/namehor(e)
MeaningGrey, greyish, grey-white (usually referring to hair)
Region of originBritish Isles
Other names
Variant form(s)Hoare, Hoar, Dore

Hore is an English surname, a variant of Hoare, and is derived from the Middle English hor(e) meaning grey- or white-haired.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Andrew Hore (born 1978), New Zealand rugby player.
  • Bradley Hore (born 1981), Australian flyweight boxer
  • Charlie Hore (born 1976), New Zealand rugby player, brother of Andrew
  • several people named John Hore
  • María Gertrudis Hore (1742–1801), Spanish poet
  • Peter Hore (prankster) (born 1960), Australian prankster
  • Peter Hore (chemist), professor of chemistry at Oxford
  • Richard Hore (floruit 1536), English sea captain and explorer of Canada
  • Somnath Hore (1921–2006), Indian sculptor and printmaker
  • Thomas Hore (died 1406), English MP

See also

  • Patrick Hore-Ruthven (1913–1942), British soldier and poet
  • Hore Abbey, a ruined monastery in Ireland
  • Høre Stave Church, a Norwegian church
  • Hor (disambiguation)
  • All pages with titles containing Hore

References

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 1297. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. OCLC 964412220. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
Surname list
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