Maurice
proper nouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//məˈɹiːs//
- United Kingdom//ˈmɒɹɪs//
- United States//məˈɹis//
- United States//mɔˈɹis//
A male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Morris.
proper noun
- 1
A male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Morris.
For some reason I am a man known by his surname; I might never have been christened for all the use my friends make of the rather affected Maurice my literary parents gave me.
- 2
A surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Morris.
Etymology
From Middle English Maurice, from Late Latin Mauritius, derived from Maurus (“Moor; dark, swarthy”). Popularized by a 3rd-century Roman soldier martyr.
Maui · The second-largest island of Hawaii.Maura · A female given name from Irish or Scottish Gaelic, of…Maureen · A female given name from Irish.
Maurice · A male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Morris.
maverick · Unbranded.Maverick · A surname.mavis · song thrush