Type Word Usage Old Germanic (Hypothetical) Meaning & History Germanic word meaning "moor, heath, bog" [1][2]. Related ItemsDetails Other Languages & Culturesmor(Anglo-Saxon) muor(Old High German) mór(Old Norse) Given Name DescendantMuir(Scottish) Surname DescendantsMoore, Moores, Moors(English) Moe, Moen(Norwegian) Muir(Scottish) Sources & References Kroonen, Guus. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic. Brill, 2013, page 372. Orel, Vladimir. A Handbook of Germanic Etymology. Brill, 2003, page 274.