Gore
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English
Etymology
From any of various places named Gore, from gore (“a triangular piece of land where roads meet”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gore
- A surname.
- Al Gore was the 45th Vice-President of the United States.
- A place name:
- A town in eastern Southland, New Zealand, situated on the Mataura River and named after Thomas Gore Browne.
- A small town in Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia, named after St George Richard Gore.
- Gore Water, a minor tributary in Scotland which flows through Gorebridge to the River South Esk.
- A rural community of Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada, named after Charles Stephen Gore.
- A township municipality in Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, named after Francis Gore.
- A number of places in the United States:
- An unincorporated community in Chattooga County, Georgia.
- A township in Huron County, Michigan.
- An unincorporated community in Warren County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Hocking County, Ohio.
- A town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, named after Thomas Gore.
- An unincorporated community in Frederick County, Virginia.
Translations
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gore”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 66.
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Proper noun
Gore m
- a male given name
- a surname