Maurice

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US/məˈɹis/US/mɔˈɹis/UK/məˈɹiːs/UK/ˈmɒɹɪs/

proper noun

A male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Morris.

OriginMiddle English Maurice ← Late Latin Mauritius →
CommonScrabble 11
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Meanings

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.

    1951, Graham Greene, The End of the Affair, Viking Press, page 5
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Morris.

Origin

  1. Late LatinMauritius
  2. Middle EnglishMaurice
  3. EnglishMaurice

From Middle English Maurice, from Late Latin Mauritius, derived from Maurus (“Moor; dark, swarthy”). Popularized by a 3rd-century Roman soldier martyr.

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Translations

Catalan Maurici
  • Mauricimale given name
Chinese Mandarin 莫里斯
  • 莫里斯 (Mòlǐsī)male given name
Czech Moric, Mořic
  • Moricmale given name
  • Mořicmale given name
Danish Mourits
  • Mouritsmale given name
Dutch Maurits
  • Mauritsmale given name
Esperanto Maŭrico
  • Maŭricomale given name
Finnish Mauri
  • Maurimale given name
French Maurice
  • Mauricemale given name
German Moritz
  • Moritzmale given name
Greek Μαυρίκιος
  • Μαυρίκιος (Mavríkios)male given name
Hungarian Móric, Mór
  • Móricmale given name
  • Mórmale given name
Irish Muiris
  • Muirismale given name
Italian Maurizio
  • Mauriziomale given name
Latvian Māris
  • Mārismale given name
Polish Maurycy
  • Maurycymale given name
Portuguese Maurício
  • Mauríciomale given name
Russian Маври́кий
  • Маври́кий (Mavríkij)male given name
Spanish Mauricio
  • Mauriciomale given name
Swedish Mauritz
  • Mauritzmale given name
Welsh Morus
  • Morusmale given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Maurice

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Maurice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maurice

MLA

“Maurice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maurice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maurice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maurice.

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