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.

Ugandan surname[]

, Academician, Farmer

Italian surname[]

Camilo Mori, Chilean painter
Cesare Mori, Italian "Iron Prefect"
Claudia Mori, Italian actress, singer, television producer
Damian Mori, Italian-Australian football player
Daniele Mori (born 1990) Italian footballer
Fabrizio Mori, Italian hurdler
Francesco Mori, Italian painter
Lara Mori, Italian artistic gymnast
Manuele Mori, Italian professional road bicycle racer
Massimiliano Mori, Italian former professional road bicycle racer
Michael Mori, aka "Dan Mori", U.S. military lawyer
Miguel Mori, Argentine footballer
Nicolas Mori, Italian-English violinist
Paola Mori, Italian actress and aristocrat
Primo Mori, Italian professional road bicycle racer.
Ramiro Funes Mori and Rogelio Funes Mori, twin brothers and Argentine footballers
Scott Alan Mori (1941–2020), American botanist
Simone Mori, Italian former professional racing cyclist
Uberto Mori, Italian religious figure

Japanese surname[]

Mori (written: 森 lit. "forest", [moɾi]) is the 24th most common Japanese surname.^[1] Mōri (written: 毛利, [moːɾi]) is a separate surname that may be transliterated the same way.

Akihiko Mori (森彰彦, 1966–1998), composer
Akio Mori (森昭雄, born 1947), physiologist and writer
Akira Mori (森章, born 1936), son of Taikichiro Mori, CEO of Mori Trust
Mori Arinori (森有礼, 1847–1889), statesman/diplomat
Bárbara Mori (b. 1978), Uruguayan-born Mexican actress, model, producer and writer (Japanese paternal grandfather)
Mori Chack (��チャック, born 1973), graphics designer
(森カリオペ), livestreamer, rapper, and singer
Chiharu Mori (森千春, born 1962), swimmer
Chinatsu Mori (森千夏, 1980–2006), shotputter
Daisuke Mori (守大助, born 1971), nurse and serial killer
Eijiro Mori (森英次郎, born 1986), footballer
Eisuke Mori (森英介, born 1948), politician
Futoshi Mori (森太志, born 1988), rugby player
Hanae Mori (森英恵, born 1926), fashion designer
Hideki Mori (森秀樹, born 1961), manga artist
Hiroshi Mori (astronomer) (森弘, born 1958), astronomer
Hiroshi Mori (writer) (森博嗣, born 1957), writer and engineer
Ikue Mori (森郁恵, born 1953), musician
Johnny Mori (b. 1949), Japanese-American musician and arts educator/administrator
Junko Mori (森純子, born 1974), metalwork sculptor
Kanna Mori (森カンナ, born 1988), actress
Kaori Mori (森かおり, born 1979), badminton player
Kaoru Mori (森薫, born 1978), manga artist
Katsuhiro Mori (森勝洋, born 1983), champion 'Magic: The Gathering' player
Katsuji Mori (森功至, born 1945), voice actor
Kazutoshi Mori (森和俊, born 1958), molecular biologist
Kenzo Mori (森研三, 1914–2007), Japanese-Canadian journalist
Kyoichi Mori (森恭一), Japanese whale-watcher
Mori Koben (森小弁, 1869–1945), adventurer and businessman
Mōri Koyuki (毛利小雪, born 2002) better known as Yuki (Korean : 유키), member & rapper of South Korean idol girl group Purple Kiss under Rainbow Bridge World
Larry Mori (b. 1948), American bridge player
Manny Mori (born 1949), former President of the Federated States of Micronesia (great grandson of Mori Koben)
Mori Mari, novelist (Ōgai's daughter)
Maria Mori, Japanese-American actress
Mariko Mori, artist
Masaaki Mori (baseball)
Masahiro Mori (designer)
Masahiro Mori (roboticist)
Masako Mori (singer)
Masako Mori (politician)
Masayuki Mori (actor)
Minori Mori (森美乃里, born 1957), Japanese javelin thrower
Minoru Mori (1934-2012), son of Taikichiro Mori, building tycoon and namesake for Roppongi Hills Mori Tower
Mitsugu Mori, fighter ace
Mitsuko Mori, actress
Mōri Motonari, daimyō of the Mōri clan
Mōri Hidemoto, retainer of the Toyotomi clan throughout the latter Sengoku Period
Mucha Mori, basketball player
Mori Naganao, daimyō
Nana Mori, actress
Naoki Mori (disambiguation), several people
Naoko Mori, actress
Nobuteru Mori, businessman
Mōri Terumoto, daimyō
Mori Ōgai, novelist and physician
Mori Ranmaru, samurai during the Sengoku period
Reiko Mori, Japanese novelist
Riyo Mori, Miss Universe 2007
S. Floyd Mori, American educator and politician
Sakura Mori (森さくら, born 1996), Japanese table tennis player
Satoshi Mori (basketball) (森哲, born 1949), Japanese basketball player
Satoshi Mori (skier) (born 1971), Japanese Nordic combined skier
Shigefumi Mori, mathematician
Shigeaki Mori, historian
Shigeki Mori, mayor of Neagari
Shigekazu Mori, baseball player
Shinichi Mori, enka singer
Shinji Mori, baseball player
Shunya Mori (毛利駿也, born 1995), Japanese footballer
Mori Sōiken, co-leader of the 17th-century Shimabara Rebellion
Mori Sosen, Japanese painter
Mori Sumio (森澄雄, 1919–2010), Japanese poet
Taikichiro Mori (1904-1993), founder of Mori Building Company
Mōri Takachika, daimyō
Takaji Mori, football player
Takayuki Mori, wrestler
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
Tamezo Mori, naturalist
Tatsuya Mori, film director
Tomoya Mori (森友哉, born 1995), Japanese baseball player
Toshia Mori, actress
Toshio Mori, American author
Toshiko Mori, architect
Tsuneo Mori, radical leftist
Ushinosuke Mori, anthropologist
Wataru Mori, actor
Yoshirō Mori, former Prime Minister of Japan
Yoshiro Mori (mathematician)
Yoshitoshi Mori, artist
Yukinojo Mori, singer
Yuito Mori, baseball player
Yusuke Mori, footballer
Yuko Mori, politician
Yuto Mori, footballer
Mori Yoshinari, 16th-century samurai
- Mori Nagayoshi, son of Mori Yoshinari
- Mori Ranmaru, son of Mori Yoshinari
Yasuji Mori, animator
Yoko Mori, novelist

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".^[2] Mori, literally meaning, "my master," or "my lord".

Other people named Mori[]

Amirkhan Mori, Russian businessman
Dan Mori (born 1988 as Dean (Din) Mori), Israeli footballer
Raam Mori, Gujarati author
Lucija Mori, Slovenian footballer
Chitrangada Mori, Indian aristocrat
Mark de Mori, Australian boxer
Mori Eskandani, American poker player
Mori Arkin, Israeli businessman

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 Mouri, character in Detective Conan
Mako Mori, character in the film Pacific Rim
Ran Mouri, 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
Mario Mori, character in Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger
Mori Jin, the main character of The God of Highschool

References[]

^ "明治安田生命全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]" (PDF) (Press release). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
^ 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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[1] "明治安田生命全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]" (PDF) (Press release). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2019-09-27.

[2] 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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