Maurice

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English

Etymology

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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Proper noun

Maurice

  1. A male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Morris.
    • 1951, Graham Greene, The End of the Affair, Viking Press, page 5:
      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.

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French

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Maurice f

  1. Mauritius (A country in the Indian Ocean, east of East Africa and Madagascar)
  2. Mauritius (The main island of the country of Mauritius)
  3. a male given name, Maurice, equivalent to English Morris

Descendants

  • → English: Maurice
  • → English: Morris
  • → Persian: موریس (moris)

Middle English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Maurice

  1. a male given name

Descendants

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