Hore Explained

Hore
Language:	English
Language origin:	Middle English
Origin:	hor(e)
Meaning:	Grey, greyish, grey-white (usually referring to hair)
Region:	British Isles
Variant:	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)

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanks , Patrick . Patrick Hanks

   . Patrick Hanks. Coates. Richard. Richard Coates. McClure. Peter. The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. 2016. 978-0-19-252747-9. 964412220. 1297. 5 February 2019.