De la Mora (surname)

De la Mora is a surname. "De la," in several Romance languages (including Spanish and Romanian), means "from." "Mora," in Spanish, translates to "mulberry."

Etymology

"Mora" might represent a topographic surname for a family who lives or lived where mulberries grow or grew.

"Mora," might be part of an ethnic phrase that means "the Moorish woman's son," from mora "(female) Moor."

Similar surnames: Del Moral, Lamora, Delamar, De Moura, De La Torre, Della Porta.

People with the surname

Fine arts and performing arts

• Alexandra de la Mora (born 1980), Mexican actress
• Antonio de la Mora (1884–1926), Mexican musician who served as bandmaster in the military bands of 3 countries
• Brittni de La Mora (born 1987), American pornographic actress
• Enrique de la Mora (1907–1978), Mexican architect
• Fernando de la Mora (tenor) (born 1958), Mexican operatic tenor
• Guillermo Schmidhuber de la Mora (born 1943), Mexican author, playwright, and critic

Politics, military, and other public services

• Fernando de la Mora (politician) (1773–1835), Paraguayan statesman
• Francisco de la Mora y Ceballos Spanish military officer, merchant, and Governor of colonial New Mexico between March 1632 and 1635
• Gonzalo Fernández de la Mora (1924–2002), Spanish essayist and politician
• Itzel Ríos de la Mora (born 1978), Mexican politician
• Ximena Puente de la Mora (born 1977), Mexican lawyer, academic, researcher, and politician

Religion

• Georgina de la Mora, American megachurch pastor, wife of Sergio
• Sergio José de la Mora (born 1966), American megachurch pastor, husband of Georgina

Sports

• David de la Mora (born 1989), Mexican boxer
• Marco Fabián de la Mora (born 1989), Mexican soccer player

Fictional characters with the surname

• The central family of Mexican television show The House of Flowers, including Paulina de la Mora

See also

• De Mora
• Mora (disambiguation)

References