Hore is an
English
English usually refers to:
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* English people
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Peoples, culture, and language
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** English national ide ...
surname, a variant of
Hoare
Hoare is an English surname derived from Middle English '' hor(e)'' meaning grey- or white-haired. Notable people with the surname include:
* Albert Alfred Hoare, known as Bert Hoare (1874–1962), South Australian politician
* Des Hoare (born 19 ...
, and is derived from the
Middle English
Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English p ...
''
hor(e)'' meaning grey- or white-haired.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Andrew Hore (born 1978), New Zealand rugby player, brother of Charlie
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Bradley Hore
Bradley Arthur Hore (born 22 October 1981 in Blacktown, New South Wales) is an Indigenous Australian male boxer who represented his country and his peoples as a 2 x Olympic & Commonwealth Games athlete. Hore turned pro on 27 July 2012 and compe ...
(born 1981), Australian flyweight boxer
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Charlie Hore
Charlie Hore (born 28 August 1976) is a New Zealand rugby union player (fly half), he played for the Super 14 team Highlanders and played for Italian side Rugby Viadana. He also had a spell for Irish AIL Team Banbridge RFC in the late 1990s. He ...
(born 1976), New Zealand rugby player, brother of Andrew
* several people named
John Hore
John HoreAlternative spellings of Hore's surname include "Hoar" and "Hoare" (baptised 13 March 1680 – 12 April 1763Other sources give Hore's year of birth as 1690, and year of death as 1762) was an English engineer, best known for making the Ri ...
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María Gertrudis Hore
María Gertrudis Hore (1742–1801) was a Spanish poet.
Life and career
She began as a socialite of Irish immigrant parents. In 1762 she married and then sixteen years after that she became a nun. In the convent she wrote poetry and became know ...
(1742–1801), Spanish poet
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Peter Hore
Peter Hore is an Australian-born man best known for public stunts such as disrupting the 1997 Melbourne Cup by running onto the track during the race, interrupting a tennis match at the Australian Open, and gate-crashing celebrity funerals.
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(born 1960), Australian activist
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Peter Hore (chemist)
Peter John Hore is a British chemist and academic. He is a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford and fellow of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He is the author of two Oxford Chemistry Primers (OCP 32 and 92) on Nuclear Magnetic Reson ...
, professor of chemistry at Oxford
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Richard Hore
Richard Hore () was an English explorer who conducted an early voyage to the coast of what is now Newfoundland, where his passengers allegedly engaged in cannibalism in order to survive. His travels are attested in the writings of Richard Hakluyt, ...
(floruit 1536), English sea captain and explorer of Canada
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Somnath Hore
Somnath Hore (1921-2006) was an Indian sculptor and printmaker. His sketches, sculptures and prints were a reaction to major historical crises and events of 20th century Bengal, such as the Bengal Famine of 1943 and the Tebhaga movement. He was ...
(1921–2006), Indian sculptor and printmaker
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Thomas Hore
Thomas Hore (died 1406) was an English MP for Wells, Somerset September 1388 and 1394.
References
14th-century births
English MPs September 1388
1406 deaths
English MPs 1394
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(died 1406), English MP
See also
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Patrick Hore-Ruthven (1913–1942), British soldier and poet
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Hore Abbey
{{Infobox monastery
, name = Hore Abbey
, other_names = Hoare AbbeySt Mary's
, native_name = Mainistir Iubhair
, native_name_lang = ga
, image = Hore Abbey.jpg
, caption = Hore Abbey from the path towards it
, order = Cistercians
, founde ...
, a ruined monastery in Ireland
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Høre Stave Church
Høre Stave Church ( no, Høre stavkyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vang Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kvien, Innlandet, Kvien. It is the church for the Høre parish which is part of ...
, a Norwegian church
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Hor (disambiguation)
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