Hora is a surname. The Czech and Slovak surname Hora (feminine: Horová) means 'mountain' and originated as a designation for someone who comes from the mountains or from a place called Hora. In some dialects, the word also meant 'forest' and the surname could refer to a person living near a forest. Notable people with the surname include:
Carlos Hora (born 1945), Peruvian sport shooter Ioan Hora (born 1988), Romanian footballer Jakub Hora (born 1991), Czech footballer Jan Hora (1900–1953), Czech police chief and water polo player John Hora (1940–2021), American cinematographer Josef Hora (1891–1945), Czech poet, literary critic and translator Sunder Lal Hora (1896–1955), Indian ichthyologist Heinrich Hora (born 1931), German-Australian theoretical physicist Thomas Hora (1914–1995), American psychiatrist Tomio Hora (1906–2000), Japanese historian
See also Nina da Hora (born 1995), Brazilian activist and computer scientist
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