Gore

See also: gore, góré, göre, gøre, górę, and Göre

English

Etymology

From any of various places named Gore, from gore (“a triangular piece of land where roads meet”).

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɡɔːɹ/

Proper noun

Gore

  1. A surname​.
    Al Gore was the 45th Vice-President of the United States.
  2. A town in eastern Southland, New Zealand, situated on the Mataura River.

Translations

References
  • Hanks, Patrick (2003), “Gore”, in Patrick Hanks, editor, Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press

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