Hore

This article is about the surname. For the town in Burkina Faso, see Horé.

Hore is an English surname, a variant of Hoare, and is derived from the Middle English hor(e) meaning grey- or white-haired.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

• Andrew Hore (born 1978), New Zealand rugby player.
• Bradley Hore (born 1981), Australian flyweight boxer
• Charlie Hore (born 1976), New Zealand rugby player, brother of Andrew
• John Hore (disambiguation)
• María Gertrudis Hore (1742–1801), Spanish poet
• Peter Hore (prankster) (born 1960), Australian prankster
• Peter Hore (chemist), professor of chemistry at Oxford
• Richard Hore (floruit 1536), English sea captain and explorer of Canada
• Somnath Hore (1921–2006), Indian sculptor and printmaker
• Thomas Hore (died 1406), English Member of Parliament

Hore

Language(s)	English
Origin
Language(s)	Middle English
Word/name	hor(e)
Meaning	Grey, greyish, grey-white (usually referring to hair)
Region of origin	British Isles
Other names
Variant form(s)	Hoare, Hoar, Dore

See also

• All pages with titles containing Hore
• Patrick Hore-Ruthven (1913–1942), British soldier and poet
• Hore Abbey, a ruined monastery in Ireland
• Høre Stave Church, a Norwegian church
• Hor (disambiguation)