Maurice (given name)

Maurice
Gender Masculine
Origin
Word/name Mauritius
Other names
Related names Moritz, Maurizio, Mauro, Mauricio, Morris
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Maurice is a traditionally masculine given name. It originates as a French name derived from the Latin Mauritius or Mauricius and was subsequently used in other languages. Its popularity is due to Mauritius, a saint of the Theban Legion (died 287). Mauritius is otherwise attested as a given name of the Roman Empire period, in origin meaning "one from Mauritania", i.e. "the Moor".

Forms in other languages include: Spanish Mauricio, Italian Maurizio, Dutch Maurits, Greek Μαυρίκιος (Mavrikios), Russian Маврикий (Mavrikiy), German Moritz, English Morris.

List of people with the given name Maurice

Late Antiquity to Middle Ages
Early Modern
Modern

Fictional characters

As a surname


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