Gore

From any of various places named Gore, from gore (“a triangular piece of land where roads meet”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ɡɔːɹ/

Gore

1. A surname.

   Al Gore was the 45th Vice-President of the United States.

2. A town in eastern Southland, New Zealand, situated on the Mataura River.
3. Gore Water, a minor tributary in Scotland which flows through Gorebridge to the River South Esk.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gore”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 66.

• Geor., Gero, Ogre, Rego, ergo, ergo-, gero-, goer, ogre, orge, rego, roge

Clipping of Grigore.

Gore m

1. a male given name
2. a surname