Moura

See also: moura and mourà

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From moura (“Moorish (f.)”), after Salúquia, Moorish princess of the city. Moorish means "Arabic" or "Moroccan", but it could probably be the Portuguese variation of the arabic name and surname Murad Mourad

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmow.ɾa/
Homophone: moura

Proper noun

Moura

a city in southern Portugal
- a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 275 (facsimile):
  
  Que no conuento ſoẏan a ſeer ḋ Moura.
  Who were usually in the convent of Moura.

Descendants

Portuguese: Moura

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Moura.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/ [ˈmo(ʊ̯).ɾɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmo(w).ɾa/ [ˈmo(ʊ̯).ɾa]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmo(w).ɾɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmow.ɾɐ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ɾɐ/

Audio (Portugal): (file)
Homophone: moura

Proper noun

Moura f

a city and municipality of Beja district, Portugal

Proper noun

Moura m or f by sense

a surname

Related terms

mourense