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
"Mora" might represent a topographic surname for a family who lives or lived where mulberries grow or grew.
"Mora," might be part of an ethnic phrase that means "the Moorish woman's son," from mora "(female) Moor."
Similar surnames: Del Moral, Lamora, Delamar, De Moura, De La Torre, Della Porta.
People with the surname
Fine arts and performing arts
- 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
- 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
- Georgina de la Mora, American megachurch pastor, wife of Sergio
- Sergio José de la Mora (born 1966), American megachurch pastor, husband of Georgina
Sports
- David de la Mora (born 1989), Mexican boxer
- Marco Fabián de la Mora (born 1989), Mexican soccer player
Fictional characters with the surname
- The central family of Mexican television show The House of Flowers, including Paulina de la Mora
See also
References
- ^ 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
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