Mori is a

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

and

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

surname. It is also the name of two clans in Japan, and one clan in India.

Italian surname

Camilo Mori Camilo Mori Serrano (September 24, 1896 – December 7, 1973) was a Chilean painter and a founder of the '' Grupo Montparnasse''. The son of an Italian immigrant, Camilo Mori entered the "Escuela de Bellas Artes" (School of Fine Arts) at the Uni ...

, Chilean painter *

Cesare Mori Cesare Mori (; 22 December 1871 – 5 July 1942) was a prefect (''prefetto'') before and during the Italian Fascism period. He is known in Italy as the "Iron Prefect" (''Prefetto di Ferro'') because of his iron-fisted campaigns against the Sicili ...

, Italian "Iron Prefect" *

Claudia Mori Claudia Moroni (born 12 February 1944), known as Claudia Mori, is an Italian producer, retired actress and singer. Biography 1960s She began her career in show business as an actress playing in musicals, then in major films such as ''Rocco an ...

, Italian actress, singer, television producer *

Damian Mori Damian Mori (born 30 September 1970) is an Australian former football player who is an assistant coach for Adelaide United. He won two Johnny Warren Medals, awarded to the best player in the Australian league and was top scorer on 5 occasions ...

, Italian-Australian football player *

Daniele Mori Daniele Mori (born 28 June 1990) is an Italian footballer who plays as a defender for Italian Serie D club Gavorrano. He wore the number 25 shirt since the end of the 2008–09 Serie B season. He later changed to the number 34 for Brescia dur ...

(born 1990) Italian footballer * Fabrizio Mori, Italian hurdler *

Federico Mori Federico Mori (born Cecina, 13 October 2000) is an Italian professional rugby union player. His usual position is Centre and he currently plays for Bayonne in the Top 14. He is the brother of the hammer thrower Rachele Mori, both nephews of 19 ...

, Italian rugby union player * Francesco Mori, Italian painter * Lara Mori, Italian artistic gymnast * Manuele Mori, Italian professional road bicycle racer * Massimiliano Mori, Italian former professional road bicycle racer *

Michael Mori Michael Dante Mori, also known as Dan Mori (born 1965), is an American lawyer who attained the rank of lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps. Mori was the military lawyer for Australian Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks. Early ...

, aka "Dan Mori", U.S. military lawyer * Miguel Mori, Argentine footballer *

Nicolas Mori Nicolas Mori (24 January 1796 – 14 June 1839) was an Anglo-Italian violinist, music publisher and conductor. Once regarded as the finest violinist in Europe, Mori was somewhat overshadowed by the rise of Paganini. Life Born in London, the so ...

, Italian-English violinist *

Paola Mori Paola di Gerfalco, Contessa di Gerfalco (18 September 1928 – 12 August 1986), better known by her professional name Paola Mori, was an Italian actress and aristocrat, and the third and last wife of Orson Welles. Biography Paola Mori was born i ...

, Italian actress and aristocrat * Primo Mori, Italian professional road bicycle racer. *

Ramiro Funes Mori José Ramiro Funes Mori (; born 5 March 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a defender for Argentine Primera División club Estudiantes. He plays primarily as a centre-back but can also operate as a left-back and defens ...

and

Rogelio Funes Mori Rogelio Gabriel Funes Mori (born 5 March 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club UNAM. Funes Mori made his professional debut for River Plate. After four years, he moved overseas to join Benfica. Seeking m ...

, twin brothers and Argentine footballers *

Scott Alan Mori Scott Alan Mori (October 13, 1941, Janesville, Wisconsin – August 12, 2020) was a Swiss and American botanist and plant collector. He specialized in the systematics and ecology of neotropical Lecythidaceae and Amazonian and Guianian floristics. ...

(1941–2020), American botanist *

Simone Mori (cyclist) Simone Mori (born 23 April 1972, in Pontremoli) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, ...

, Italian former professional racing cyclist *

Uberto Mori Uberto Mori (28 January 1926 – 6 September 1989) was an Italian layman who served as a lecturer in Bologna and was also an entrepreneur. Mori was also a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis and was known for his simple lifestyle, the puri ...

, Italian religious figure

Japanese surname

Mori (written: lit. "forest", ) is the 24th most common Japanese surname. Mōri (written: , ) is a separate surname that may be transliterated the same way. *, professional rock climber *, composer *, physiologist and writer *, son of , CEO of

Mori Trust is a Japanese real estate developer. History Mori Trust was founded in 1970 as Mori Building Development, a subsidiary of the Mori Building group founded by Taikichiro Mori. Following his death in 1993, his two sons Minoru Mori and Akira Mo ...

*, statesman/diplomat *

Bárbara Mori Bárbara Mori Ochoa () (born 2 February 1978) is a Uruguayan-born Mexican actress, model, producer and writer. She is known for playing the main character in the 2004 telenovela '' Rubí,'' one of the most successful telenovelas of all time. Sin ...

(born 1978), Uruguayan-born Mexican actress, model, producer and writer *, livestreamer, rapper, and singer *, graphics designer *, swimmer *, shotputter *, nurse and serial killer *, footballer *, politician *, rugby player *, fashion designer *, manga artist *, retainer of the Toyotomi clan throughout the latter Sengoku Period *, linguist * Hiroshi Mori (disambiguation), multiple people *, musician *

Johnny Mori Johnny Mori is a third-generation ( Sansei) Japanese American musician and arts educator/administrator from Los Angeles. He was one of the seminal members of the taiko group Kinnara Taiko and the original taiko drummer for the Grammy nominated ja ...

(born 1949), Japanese-American musician and arts educator/administrator *, metalwork sculptor *, actress *, badminton player *, manga artist *, champion 'Magic: The Gathering' player *, voice actor *, molecular biologist *, Japanese-Canadian journalist *, adventurer and businessman * better known as Yuki (

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, people from the Korean peninsula or of Korean descent * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Korean **Korean dialects **See also: North–South differences in t ...

: 유키), member & rapper of South Korean idol girl group

Purple Kiss Purple Kiss (; stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by RBW in 2020. The group consists of six members: Na Go-eun, Dosie, Ireh, Yuki, Chaein and Swan. Originally a seven-member group, Park Ji-eun left the group on November 1 ...

under

Rainbow Bridge World RBW (; an acronym for Rainbow Bridge World) is a South Korean entertainment company founded by Kim Jin-woo () and Kim Do-hoon (). The company has multiple subsidiaries, including DSP Media, WM Entertainment, Urban Works Media, and the IP manage ...

*, Japanese whale-watcher * Larry Mori (1948–2022), American bridge player *

Manny Mori Emanuel "Manny" Mori (born December 25, 1949) is a Micronesian politician who served as President of the Federated States of Micronesia from 11 May 2007 to 11 May 2015. Early life Mori was born on the island of Fefan and attended and graduated f ...

(born 1949), former President of the Federated States of Micronesia (great-grandson of *, novelist, daughter of * Maria Mori (born 1956), Japanese-American actress *, artist *, former footballer * * Masahiro Mori (disambiguation), multiple people *

Masako Mori (disambiguation) Masako Mori may refer to: *, Japanese politician *, Japanese enka singer and former 1970s idol *, Japanese novelist {{Hndis, name=Mori, Masako ...

, multiple people * Masayuki Mori (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese javelin thrower *, son of , building tycoon and namesake for

Roppongi Hills Mori Tower is a 54-story mixed-use skyscraper in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Completed in 2003 and named after builder Minoru Mori, it is the centerpiece of the Roppongi Hills urban development. It is the sixth-tallest building in Tokyo at . The tow ...

*, fighter ace *, actress *, Japanese entertainer *, daimyō of the

Mōri clan The was a Japanese clan, Japanese samurai clan descended from Ōe no Hiromoto. Ōe no Hiromoto was descended from the Fujiwara clan. The family's most illustrious member, Mōri Motonari, greatly expanded the clan's power in Aki Province. Durin ...

*, basketball player *, daimyō *, actress *

Naoki Mori (disambiguation) Naoki Mori may refer to: *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese virologist {{hndis, Mori, Naoki ...

, multiple people *, actress *, businessman *, novelist and physician *, Japanese novelist *, Miss Universe 2007 * S. Floyd Mori (born 1939), American educator and politician *, Japanese table tennis player * Satoshi Mori (disambiguation), multiple people *, historian *, mathematician *, baseball player *, mayor of Neagari, father of *, enka singer *, baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, co-leader of the 17th-century Shimabara Rebellion *, Japanese painter *, Japanese poet *, founder of Mori Building Company *, daimyō *, footballer *, daimyō, son of *, wrestler *

Takeshi Mori (disambiguation) Takeshi Mori may refer to: *, commander of the Japanese Empire's First Imperial Guards Division, at the end of World War II *, anime director, storyboard artist, and script writer *, announcer on Yomiuri TV in Japan *, Japanese voice actor who has s ...

, multiple people *, naturalist *, film director *, daimyō, grandson of *, Japanese baseball player *

Toshia Mori Toshia Mori (トシア・モリ) (January 1, 1912–November 26, 1995) was a Japanese-born American actress who had a brief Hollywood film career during the late 1920s and 1930s. Born as Toshiye Ichioka (市岡俊恵) in Kyoto, Mori moved to the ...

, actress * Toshio Mori, American author *, architect *, radical leftist *, anthropologist *, actor *, animator *, novelist *, former Prime Minister of Japan *

Yoshiro Mori (mathematician) Yoshiro Mori is a Japanese mathematician working on commutative algebra who introduced the Mori–Nagata theorem and whose work led to Mori domain In algebra, a Mori domain, named after Yoshiro Mori by , is an integral domain satisfying the asce ...

*, artist *, 16th-century samurai **, son of Mori Yoshinari **, son of Mori Yoshinari *, baseball player *, singer *, politician *, footballer *, footballer

Aramaic title of honor

*''Mori'', a word used extensively by

Yemenite Jews Yemenite Jews, also known as Yemeni Jews or Teimanim (from ; ), are a Jewish diaspora group who live, or once lived, in Yemen, and their descendants maintaining their customs. After several waves of antisemitism, persecution, the vast majority ...

designating a "rabbi", taken from the Judeo-Aramaic word, (''mor''), meaning "master" or "lord".

Shelomo Dov Goitein Shelomo Dov Goitein (April 3, 1900 – February 6, 1985) was a German-Jewish ethnographer, historian and Arabist known for his research on Jewish life in the Islamic Middle Ages, and particularly on the Cairo Geniza. Biography Shelomo Dov (Frit ...

, ''The Yemenites - History, Communal Organization, Spiritual Life'', Jerusalem 1983, pp. 212;256; 278 (). Goitein, citing

Amram Qorah Amram Qorah (; 27 May 1871 – 3 October 1952) was the last Chief Rabbi in Yemen, assuming this role in 1934, after the death of Rabbi Yihya al-Abyadh, ''Resh Methivta'', and which role he held for approximately two years. He is the author of the ...

, says that the title was strictly reserved unto those who had procured a license in the

ritual slaughter Ritual slaughter is the practice of slaughtering livestock for meat in the context of a ritual. Ritual slaughter involves a prescribed practice of slaughtering an animal for food production purposes. Ritual slaughter as a mandatory practice of sl ...

of domesticated animals. ''Mori'', literally meaning, "my master," or "my lord".

Other people named Mori

* Amirkhan Mori, Russian businessman * Dan Mori (born 1988 as Dean (Din) Mori), Israeli footballer * Raam Mori, Gujarati author *

Lucija Mori Lucija Mori (born 31 January 1988) is a Slovenian international association football, football goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper currently playing for Soccer Women Carinthians in the Austrian ÖFB-Frauenliga, league. She has also pla ...

, Slovenian footballer * Chitrangada Mori, Indian aristocrat * Mark de Mori, Australian boxer *

Mori Eskandani Mori Eskandani (born January 29, 1956) is a producer of many American television poker programs such as ''Poker After Dark'', ''High Stakes Poker'', and the National Heads-Up Poker Championship. Eskandani is a veteran cash game poker player who ...

, American poker player * Mori Arkin, Israeli businessman *

Hiroko Mori Hiroko Mori (born July 3, 1937) is a Micronesian clerk and politician who served as a senator in the Chuuk State Legislature from 1975 until 1986. When she left office, Mori was the only woman in the state legislature and the only female state se ...

(born 1937), Micronesian politician

Fictional characters

Ai Mori is a Japanese professional rock climber who specializes in competition lead climbing and competition bouldering. At the 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships, Mori became the youngest Japanese athlete to finish in a podium place in the com ...

in ''The Law of Ueki'' *Mori Green, a minor character in ''

Grand Theft Auto IV ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sixth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2004's ''Grand Theft Auto: San And ...

'' *Mori Kibbutz, the brother of

Brucie ''Brucepattersonius'' is a genus of rodents within the tribe Akodontini from southeastern South America. Also known as brucies, the genus is named after Bruce Patterson, MacArthur Curator at the Department of Zoology (Mammals), at the Field Muse ...

in ''

'' *Kogoro Mouri, character in ''

Detective Conan ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994; its chapters are collected in 107 ...

'' *Mako Mori, character in the film ''

Pacific Rim The Pacific Rim comprises the lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean. The '' Pacific Basin'' includes the Pacific Rim and the islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Rim roughly overlaps with the geological Pacific Ring of Fire. List ...

'' *

Ran Mouri The manga series ''Case Closed'', also known as ''Detective Conan'', features a large cast of fictional characters created by Gosho Aoyama. Set in modern-day Japan, it follows amateur high school detective Jimmy Kudo as he solves cases in an epi ...

, character in ''Detective Conan'' *Shin Mōri, character in '' Yoroiden Samurai Troopers'' *Takashi "Mori" Morinozuka, character in ''

Ouran High School Host Club is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Bisco Hatori. It was serialized in Hakusensha's '' LaLa'' magazine between the September 2002 and November 2010 issues. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ou ...

'' *Yorick Mori, character in the online multiplayer game

League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL'', commonly referred to as ''League'', is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for ''Warcraf ...

*Mario Mori, character in ''

Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger is a Japanese Tokusatsu drama and the 40th entry of Toei Company, Toei's long-running Super Sentai metaseries, following ''Shuriken Sentai Ninninger''. It aired from February 14, 2016 to February 5, 2017, replacing ''Shuriken Sentai Ninninger'' ...

'' *Mori Jin, the main character of '' The God of Highschool '' *Keita Mori, a main character in the Fantasy steampunk duology '' The Watchmaker of Filigree Street'' and ''

The Lost Future of Pepperharrow ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The' ...

'' by Natasha Pulley.

Other uses

* Mori, Trentino, a (municipality) in Trentino, Italy * ''mori'' (interjection) *

Mori (Busan restaurant) Mori (; ) is a fine dining restaurant in Haeundae District, Busan, South Korea. It serves Japanese cuisine, specifically '' kaiseki'' (multi-course meal). It received its first Michelin star The ''Michelin Guides'' ( ; ) are a series of ...

, a restaurant in South Korea *

Mori (New York restaurant) Mori (1883–1937) was a restaurant in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. The restaurant, which served Italian cuisine, went bankrupt after the Great Depression. Its building later housed the Bleecker Street Cinema ...

, a defunct restaurant in the United States

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