Moor

Moor may refer to:

• Bog, a wetland
• Peaty soil, a soil that is rich in organic matter
• Mud bath, a healing application with the peat gained there
• A name variant of the West African language Bimoba (language)

Moor is the name of several places:

In Brandenburg:

• District of the municipality in the district Uckermark Bruessow
• District of the city Lenzen ( Elbe) in Prignitz

In Mecklenburg- Vorpommern:

• District of the municipality in the district of North West Mecklenburg Damshagen
• The municipality of New Churches ( Rügen) in the district of Vorpommern - Rügen
• Moor - Rolofshagen, part of Damshagen

In Lower Saxony:

• District of the municipality Bruchhausen- Vilsen in Diepholz
• The municipality of New Churches ( Lüneburg Heath ) in the district Heidekreis
• Devil's Moor, part of the city Osterholz- Beck

In the Czech Republic:

• Moor, German name for Slatina ( Přešťovice ) Okres Strakonice

Moor is the surname of the following persons:

• Andy Moor ( guitarist ) (born 1962 ), English guitarist
• Andy Moor ( DJ) ( born 1980 ), British trance musician and DJ
• Bernhardinus de Moor (1709-1780), Dutch Reformed theologian
• Bob de Moor (1925-1992), a Belgian comic book artist
• Carel de Moor (1656-1738), Dutch painter
• Dieter Moor (born 1958 ), Swiss moderator
• Emánuel Moór (1863-1931), Hungarian composer, pianist and inventor
• Emmy Moor, Swiss journalist ( SP)
• Eugen Rittweger de Moor (1921-1984), a Belgian diplomat
• Felix Moor (1903-1955), Estonian radio pioneer
• George Raymond Dallas Moor (1896-1918), British officer
• Henrik Moor (1876-1940), Austrian painter
• Marente de Moor (born 1972 ), Dutch author
• Margriet de Moor ( b. 1941 ), Dutch writer
• Mariann Moór ( born 1943 ), Hungarian actress
• Max Moor ( botanist ) ( 1910-1988 ), Swiss botanist
• Max Moor ( television presenter ) (born 1958 ), Swiss TV presenter
• Paul Moor ( educator ) ( 1899-1977 ), Swiss educator
• Paul Moor ( journalist) ( 1924-2010 ), German journalist
• Vincent de Moor (born 1976 ), Dutch musician and DJ
• Wyman Bradbury Seavy Moor (1811-1869), American politician

Moor stands for:

• Jan vom Moor, open-air museum in the district of Cuxhaven
• Karl Moor and Franz Moor, the main characters in the drama The Robbers by Friedrich Schiller

See also:

• Old Moor
• Moore
• Mohr ( disambiguation)
• Mor
• More

• Disambiguation