De Moor is a

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

surname. It literally means "the

Moor Moor or Moors may refer to: Nature and ecology * Moorland, a habitat characterized by low-growing vegetation and acidic soils. Ethnic and religious groups * Moors, Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta during ...

" and probably referred to the harbour master profession (to "moor" a boat). It may have also referred to a person with a darker skin, or more generally, a person with connections to the African continent. "De Moor" therefore meaning "The Dark Skinned People."Moor, de

Meertens Institute The Meertens Institute (Dutch ''Meertens Instituut'') in Amsterdam is a research institute for Dutch language and culture within the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (''Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen'' or KNAW). ...

. Notable people with that surname include: * Bien de Moor (born 1962), Belgian actress * Bob de Moor (1925–1992), Belgian comics author *

Carel de Moor Carel de Moor (25 February 1655 – 16 February 1738) was a Dutch Golden Age etcher and painter. He was a pupil of Gerard Dou. Biography Carel de Moor was born in Leiden. According to Houbraken, his father was an art dealer who wanted him to s ...

(1655–1738), Dutch etcher and painter, father of: *

Carel Isaak de Moor Carel Isaak de Moor (1695, Leiden – 1751, Rotterdam) was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. Carel Isaak de Moor was a pupil of his father, Carel de Moor. He also made etchings. He became a teacher himself and taught the an ...

(1695–1738), Dutch lithographer and painter *

Des de Moor Des de Moor (born 20 April 1961 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England) is a writer, singer, musician and songwriter. His first performance in front of a paying audience was in Hertford, Hertfordshire, England in June 1976. He worked with local bands and p ...

(born 1961), English musician *

Duncan de Moor Duncan de Moor (; born 11 April 1994), known professionally as Duncan Laurence, is a Dutch singer and songwriter. He represented the Netherlands in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with his song "Arcade" and went on to win the competition, giv ...

(born 1994), also known as ''Duncan Laurence'', Dutch musician *

Frans de Moor Johannes Frans de Moor (5 May 1912, Amsterdam – 22 January 1983, Amsterdam) was a Dutch boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the bantamweight class after losing his fight to Alfr ...

(1912–1983), Dutch boxer *

Georges De Moor Professor Emeritus Georges J. E. De Moor (born 25 August 1953, Ostend, Belgium) is a Belgian Medical Doctor, Clinical Pathologist and has been head of the Department of Health Informatics and Medical Statistics of the University of Ghent (Ghent) ...

(born 1953), Belgian Doctor of Medicine and professor *

Joos de Moor Joos de Moor (1548 or 1558 – 18 February 1618) was a Dutch Vice Admiral of Zeeland from the 16th century. In 1603 in the Battle of Sluis he defeated a Spanish fleet under Admiral Federico Spinola Federico Spinola (1571–1603) was an It ...

(c. 1548 – 1618), Dutch Vice Admiral *

Marente de Moor Marente de Moor (; born 1972) is a Dutch novelist and columnist. She published four novels and two collections of short stories. She won the AKO Literatuurprijs (2011) and the European Union Prize for Literature (2014) for her novel ''De Nederl ...

(born 1972), Dutch writer and columnist *

Margriet de Moor Margaretha Maria Antonetta 'Margriet' de Moor ('' née'' Neefjes; born 1941) is a Dutch pianist and writer of novels and essays. She won the AKO Literatuurprijs for her novel ''Eerst grijs dan wit dan blauw'' (1991). Life and career Margaretha ...

(born 1941), Dutch writer and pianist *

Ruud de Moor Ruud Alphons de Moor (6 April 1928 in Chaam – 3 March 2001 in Tilburg) was a Dutch professor of sociology linked to the University of Tilburg and the Open University in the Netherlands. With Jan Kerkhofs he started the European Values Study wh ...

(1928–2001), Dutch professor of sociology *

Vincent de Moor Vincent de Moor (; born 1973, Delft, Netherlands) is a Dutch trance artist. He is most notable for his work with the record producer Ferry Corsten under the working title, " Veracocha," and for his 2001 single, "Fly Away". Musical career Early ...

(born 1973), Dutch trance artist

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