Mooring

See also: mooring

English

Etymology 1

Named after the moorland of the Risem Moor where it is spoken.

Proper noun

Mooring (plural Moorings)

1. A mainland dialect of the North Frisian language

Synonyms

• Mooring dialect

Holonyms

• North Frisian

Etymology 2

English surname, from a derivative diminutive of Moore.

Proper noun

Mooring (plural Moorings)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mooring is the 15217^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1936 individuals. Mooring is most common among White (60.28%) and Black/African American (34.3%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mooring”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 616.

Anagrams

• rooming