De la Mora is a surname. "De la," in several Romance languages (including Spanish and Romanian), means "from." "Mora," in Spanish, translates to "mulberry."
Etymology edit
"Mora" might denote places in the Spanish provinces of Albacete, León, Navarre, Toledo (town of Mora), or Mexican province of Guanajuato (town of Doctor Mora).[citation needed]
"Mora" might represent a toponymic surname for a family who lives or lived where mulberries grow or grew.[citation needed]
"Mora," might be part of an ethnic phrase that means "the Moorish woman's son," from mora "(female) Moor."[citation needed]
Similar surnames: Del Moral, Lamora, Delamar, De Moura, De La Torre, Della Porta.[1]
People with the surname edit
Fine arts and performing arts edit
- Alexandra de la Mora (born 1980), Mexican actress
- Antonio de la Mora (1884–1926), Mexican musician who served as bandmaster in the military bands of 3 countries
- Brittni de La Mora (born 1987), American pornographic actress
- Enrique de la Mora (1907–1978), Mexican architect
- Fernando de la Mora (tenor) (born 1958), Mexican operatic tenor
- Guillermo Schmidhuber de la Mora (born 1943), Mexican author, playwright, and critic
Politics, military, and other public services edit
- Fernando de la Mora (politician) (1773–1835), Paraguayan statesman
- Francisco de la Mora y Ceballos Spanish military officer, merchant, and Governor of colonial New Mexico between March 1632 and 1635
- Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora (1924–2002), Spanish essayist and politician
- Itzel Ríos de la Mora (born 1978), Mexican politician
- Ximena Puente de la Mora (born 1977), Mexican lawyer, academic, researcher, and politician
Religion edit
- Georgina de la Mora, American megachurch pastor, wife of Sergio
- Sergio José de la Mora (born 1966), American megachurch pastor, husband of Georgina
Sports edit
- David de la Mora (born 1989), Mexican boxer
- Marco Fabián de la Mora (born 1989), Mexican soccer player
Fictional characters with the surname edit
- The central family of Mexican television show The House of Flowers, including Paulina de la Mora
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Dictionary of American Family Names: "De la Mora," (Vol. 1 of 3: "A–F"), Patrick Hanks (ed.), Oxford University Press (2003), pps. 429–430; OCLC 427704494