Forest or my teacher
In Japanese, Mori is a common surname and occasional given name meaning 'forest'. In Hebrew, it is a masculine name meaning 'my teacher' or 'my guide', often used within the Yemenite Jewish community to refer to a spiritual leader.
Less common today
Mori isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,765 in 1995.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Celebrated Japanese novelist and poet of the Meiji period
A private detective also known as Richard Moore · Case Closed (Detective Conan)
Japanese graphic designer and creator of Gloomy Bear
