góra

Góra is a Polish noun meaning hill or mountain. It is also widely used as a place name and as a surname in Poland.

In geography, many towns and villages across Poland bear the name Góra, reflecting the common presence of hills or mountains in the landscape. The most notable settlement with this name is commonly cited as the town of Góra in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, but there are numerous smaller localities with the same name in different voivodeships. Because of this, Góra commonly appears in Polish maps and administrative documents as a toponym.

As a surname, Góra is found among Polish-speaking populations and can appear in various forms across historical records and in diaspora communities. The name is typically treated as a proper noun when written, though its origin is tied to the geographical meaning of hill or mountain in the Polish language.

Etymologically, the root gór- in Polish denotes a high feature in the landscape, and Góra as a noun and topographic name derives from that root. The term is therefore closely associated with terrain and settlement patterns around elevated ground.

See also options in reference works and disambiguation pages include related toponyms and surnames such as Góry (the plural form referring to multiple hills) and related surnames derived from the same root. Góra appears in maps, gazetteers, and literary or historical texts in contexts that reflect its dual role as both a geographical term and a proper name.