Refine this word faster

Stronger alternatives Opposite tone Use in context Cross-language nuance

Morris

//ˈmɒɹɪs// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name.; A male given name from Old French, a medieval form of French Maurice. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A male given name.; A male given name transferred from the surname. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A surname.; An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    A surname.; A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Irish Ó Muirghis, from Ó (“descendant”) and Muirghis (“of Maurice”). countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    A surname.; A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Welsh Meurig (“Maurice”). countable, uncountable
Show 20 more definitions
  1. 6
    A placename:; A town in Manitoba, Canada; named for Canadian politician Alexander Morris. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A placename:; A rural municipality in central Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312. countable, uncountable
  3. 8
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Jefferson County, Alabama; named for early pioneer Mae Morris. countable, uncountable
  4. 9
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut; named for Revolutionary War officer James Morris III. countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Quitman County, Georgia; named for James Morris, a son of a railroad agent. countable, uncountable
  6. 11
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Grundy County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Grundy County, Illinois. countable, uncountable
  8. 13
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Stevens County, Minnesota; named for railroad official Charles A. Morris. countable, uncountable
  10. 15
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Stevens County, Minnesota. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town and village in Otsego County, New York; named for Gen. Jacob Morris, son of Declaration of Independence signatory Lewis Morris. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A township in Knox County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. countable, uncountable
  14. 19
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A township and unincorporated community therein, in Tioga County, Pennsylvania. countable, uncountable
  15. 20
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; Four other townships in Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, Greene County, Huntingdon County and Washington County. countable, uncountable
  16. 21
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia; named for a local family. countable, uncountable
  17. 22
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Kanawha County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
  18. 23
    A placename:; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
  19. 24
    A type of folk dance originating in England. countable, uncountable
  20. 25
    A former make of British motor car. countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A type of pike.

    "Another kind of pike called a morris, that is a Moorish pike, was much in fashion about the reigns of Henry VIII. and Elizabeth."

  2. 2
    The young of the conger eel or similar fish, originally thought to be a separate species. obsolete
  3. 3
    A morris dance.
Verb
  1. 1
    To perform morris dancing.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Moorish.

Etymology 2

From Moorish.

Etymology 3

From Morris, the surname of its discoverer.

Etymology 4

* The surname has converged from several origins; see Morris.

See also for "morris"

Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Translate Word Type Pronunciation Word Forms

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciation

Mini challenge

Unscramble this word: morris