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Moura (surname)

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Moura is a common Portuguese Surname, Moura is a placename, from town of Moura, in Portugal. Moura is a female form of Portuguese word and surname "Mouro", a shortened form of Mourisco and means "Maghreb" or "Moroccan", referring to the Arabs who conquered the Iberian Peninsula, who came from the Maghreb, but mostly from Morocco. But can be a Portuguese form from Arabic name and surname "Murad/Mourad", with means "Wish" or "Desired".

Notable people with the surname include:

See also

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