Mori

Mori is a Japanese and Italian surname, and also a Persian pet name for Morteza. It is also the name of two clans in Japan, and one clan in India. There is also a village called Mori in India (East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh).

Aramaic title of honor

Mori, a word used extensively by Yemenite Jews designating a "rabbi," taken from the Judeo-Aramaic word, מר (mor), meaning "master" or "lord".^[1] Mori, literally meaning, "my master," or "my lord."

Italian persons named Mori

Cesare Mori, Italian "Iron Prefect"
Claudia Mori, Italian actress, singer, television producer
Daniele Mori (born 1990) Italian footballer
Fabrizio Mori, Italian hurdler
Francesco Mori, Italian Painter
Massimiliano Mori, Italian former professional road bicycle racer.
Primo Mori, Italian professional road bicycle racer.
Simone Mori, Italian former professional racing cyclist

People of Italian heritage named Mori

Camilo Mori, Chilean painter
Damian Mori, Italian-Australian football player
Michael Mori, aka "Dan Mori", U.S. military lawyer
Nicolas Mori, Anglo-Italian violinist
Ramiro Funes Mori and Rogelio Funes Mori, twin brothers and Argentine footballers

Japanese persons named Mori

There are two names, Mori 森, [moɾʲi] and Mōri 毛利, [moːɾʲi].

Akio Mori, physiologist and writer
Akira Mori (b. 1936), son of Taikichiro Mori, CEO of Mori Trust
Mori Arinori, Japanese statesman
Mori Chack, graphics designer
Hanae Mori, fashion designer
Hiroshi Mori (astronomer), astronomer born 1958
Hiroshi Mori (writer), writer and engineer.
Ikue Mori, musician
Junko Mori, metalwork sculptor
Kaori Mori, badminton player
Kaoru Mori, manga author
Mori Koben, adventurer and businessman
Mori Mari, novelist (Ōgai's daughter)
Mariko Mori, artist
Masahiro Mori, roboticist
Minoru Mori (1934-2012), son of Taikichiro Mori, building tycoon and namesake for Roppongi Hills Mori Tower
Mitsuko Mori, actress
Mōri Motonari, daimyo of the Mōri clan
Mucha Mori, basketball player
Naoko Mori, actress
Mori Ōgai, novelist and physician
Mori Ranmaru, samurai during the Sengoku period
Riyo Mori, Miss Universe 2007
Shigefumi Mori, mathematician
Shigeaki Mori, historian
Shigeki Mori, mayor of Neagari
Shinichi Mori, enka singer
Shinji Mori, baseball player
Mori Sosen, Japanese painter
Taikichiro Mori (1904-1993), founder of Mori Building Company
Takaji Mori, football player
Takeshi Mori (commander) (1894–1945), commander of the Japanese Empire's First Imperial Guards Division, at the end of World War II
Takeshi Mori (director) (b. 1963), anime director, storyboard artist, and script writer
Takeshi Mori (announcer) (b. 1959), announcer on Yomiuri TV in Japan
Tatsuya Mori, film director
Toshia Mori, actress
Yoshirō Mori, former Prime Minister of Japan
Yoshiro Mori (mathematician)

People of Japanese heritage named Mori

Bárbara Mori, Mexican actress (Japanese paternal grandfather)
Larry Mori, American bridge player
Manny Mori, former President of the Federated States of Micronesia (great grandson of Mori Koben)

Other people named Mori

Móri, Icelandic rapper
Dan Mori (born 1988 as Dean (Din) Mori), Israeli footballer

Fictional characters

Ai Mori in The Law of Ueki
Mori Green, a minor character in Grand Theft Auto IV
Mori Kibbutz, the brother of Brucie in Grand Theft Auto IV
Kogoro Mori, character in Detective Conan
Mako Mori, character in the film Pacific Rim
Ran Mori, character in Detective Conan
Shin Mōri, character in Yoroiden Samurai Troopers
Takashi "Mori" Morinozuka, character in Ouran High School Host Club
Yorick Mori, character in the online multiplayer game League of Legends

References

↑ Shelomo Dov Goitein, The Yemenites - History, Communal Organization, Spiritual Life, Jerusalem 1983, pp. 212;256; 278 (ISBN 965-235-011-7). Goitein, citing Amram Qorah, says that the title was strictly reserved unto those who had procured a license in the ritual slaughter of domesticated animals.

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