Maurice
//məˈɹis// name
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
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.
Example
More examples"The year I was born, 1933, Maurice Raichenbach became World Checkers Champion, a title he held until 1938."
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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