Moor

Moor or Moors may refer to:

Nature and ecology

• Moorland, a habitat characterized by low-growing vegetation and acidic soils.

Ethnic and religious groups

• Moors, Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta during the Middle Ages
• Moors, a variant name for Melungeon (tri-racial isolate groups) in colonial North America
• Moorish Orthodox Church of America, a syncretic, non-exclusive, and religious anarchist movement
• Moorish Science Temple of America, an African-American Muslim religious group
• Mouros da Terra, native or half-native coastal Muslims in south India such as Mappila (Mouros Malabares/Moors Mopulars)
• Sri Lankan Moor, a minority Muslim group in Sri Lanka
• United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors, an American religious group founded and led by Dwight York, which includes (among others) Yamassee Native American Moors of the Creek Nation

People with the name

• Karl Marx, 19th century German philosopher and communist. Was known as “The Moor” by family and friends because of his darker complexion.
• Davey Ray Moor, Australian songwriter, singer, composer and producer
• David Moor (1947–2000), British general practitioner who was prosecuted for the euthanasia of a patient
• David Moor (cricketer) (born 1934), English cricketer
• Dmitry Moor (1883–1946), professional name of Dmitry Stakhievich Orlov, Russian artist
• Drew Moor (born 1984), American soccer player
• Edward Moor (1771–1848), British soldier and Indologist
• Els Moor (1937–2016), Surinamese educator, editor and book publisher
• Emánuel Moór (1863–1931), Hungarian composer
• Felix Moor (1903–1955), Estonian journalist and actor
• George Raymond Dallas Moor (1896–1918), recipient of the Victoria Cross
• Henry Moor (1809–1877), Mayor of Melbourne
• Ian Moor (born 1974), English singer
• James H. Moor, American philosopher
• Karl Moor (Swiss banker) (1853–1932), Swiss Communist
• Lova Moor (born 1946), French dancer, real name Marie-Claude Jourdain
• Marie Möör, French singer
• Paul Moor (born 1978), British Ten-pin Bowler
• Peter Moor (born 1991), Zimbabwean cricketer
• Terry Moor (born 1952), American tennis player
• William Moor (died 1765), Canadian sailor and explorer
• Wyman Moor (1811–1869), American politician

Places

• Moor, Nevada, United States
• Moor, the German spelling of Mór, a town in Fejér county, Hungary
• Moor Crichel, a village in southwest England
• Moor Island, uninhabited Canadian Arctic Archipelago islands in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
• The Moor, Hawkhurst, a village green in Kent, England
• The Moor Quarter, a street in Sheffield, England
• Lower Moor, Village in Worcestershire, England

Animals

• Black Telescope (or Black Moor), a variety of goldfish
• Moor frog, native to Europe and Asia

Arts, entertainment, and media

• Moor (film), a 2015 Pakistani drama by Jamshed Mehmood
• The Moor (novel), the fourth book in Mary Russell detective series by Laurie R. King
• "The Moor" (The Borgias), a 2011 episode of the television series The Borgias
• Berber the Moor, a character in The Bastard Executioner
• The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 and based on a story of Cinthio
• Un Capitano Moro ("A Moorish Captain"), a story by Cinthio (Giovanni Battista Giraldi), first published in 1565
• "Moor", a song by American metalcore band Every Time I Die from the album From Parts Unknown
• "The Moor", a song by Swedish metal band Opeth from the album Still Life

Other uses

• Mooring (watercraft), any permanent structure to which a vessel may be secured
• Moors murders, murders of five children by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley between July 1963 and October 1965, in and around Manchester, England
• Massive online open research
• Red Moors, a Sardinian political party
• Moors Sundry Act of 1790, advisory resolution passed by South Carolina House of Representatives, clarifying the status of free subjects of the Sultan of Morocco

See also

• Andy Moor (disambiguation)
• Ben Moor (disambiguation)
• Blackamoors (disambiguation)
• De Moor
• Moor End (disambiguation)
• Moore (disambiguation)
• MOR (disambiguation)
• Mór (disambiguation)
• More (disambiguation)
• More (surname)
• The Moor (disambiguation)