Meaning & History
"De la," in several Romance languages (including Spanish and Romanian), means "from." "Mora," in Spanish, translates to "mulberry.""Mora" might denote places in the Spanish provinces of Albacete, León, , Navarre, Toledo (town of Mora), or Mexican province of Guanajuato (town of Doctor Mora)."Mora" might represent a toponymic 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.