De la Mora (surname)
De la Mora is a surname. "De la," in several Romance languages, 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 " 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, Mexican actress
- Antonio de la Mora, Mexican musician who served as bandmaster in the military bands of 3 countries
- Brittni de La Mora, American pornographic actress
- Enrique de la Mora, Mexican architect
- Fernando de la Mora (tenor), Mexican operatic tenor
- Guillermo Schmidhuber de la Mora, Mexican author, playwright, and critic
Politics, military, and other public services
- Fernando de la Mora (politician), 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, Spanish essayist and politician
- Itzel Ríos de la Mora, Mexican politician
- Ximena Puente de la Mora, Mexican lawyer, academic, researcher, and politician
Religion
- Georgina de la Mora, American megachurch pastor, wife of Sergio
- Sergio José de la Mora, American megachurch pastor, husband of Georgina
Sports
- David de la Mora, Mexican boxer
- Marco Fabián de la Mora, Mexican soccer player
Fictional characters with the surname
- The central family of Mexican television show The House of Flowers, including Paulina de la Mora