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Maurice
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English
Etymology
From en enm Maurice, from en la-lat Mauritius, derived from la Maurus Moor; dark, swarthy. Popularized by a 3rd-century Roman soldier martyr.
Pronunciation
en /məˈɹis/ /mɔˈɹis/ GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Khangtran2008-Maurice.wav GA
en /məˈɹiːs/ /ˈmɒɹɪs/ RP
en iːs ɒɹɪs Received Pronunciation 2
Proper noun
en male Latin Morris.
en 1951 w:Graham Greene The End of the Affair Viking Press 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.
en patronymics Morris.
Derived terms
en Fitzmaurice Maurice River Moe Plympton St Maurice Saint-Maurice Tyrese
Related terms
en Morris
Translations
male given name
Catalan: ca Maurici m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 莫里斯 Mòlǐsī
Coptic: cop ⲙⲱⲣⲓⲥ
Czech: cs Moric, cs Mořic
Danish: da Mourits
Dutch: nl Maurits
Emilian: egl Mavrési
Esperanto: eo Maŭrico
Finnish: fi Mauri
French: fr Maurice
German: de Moritz
Greek: el Μαυρίκιος
Hungarian: hu Móric, hu Mór
Irish: ga Muiris m
Italian: it Maurizio
Latvian: lv Māris m
Occitan: oc Maurici m, oc Maurise m
Polish: pl Maurycy m-pr
Portuguese: pt Maurício
Russian: ru Маври́кий
Spanish: es Mauricio
Swedish: sv Mauritz
Walloon: wa Meurice m
Welsh: cy Morus m
Yola: yol Mureesh m
Anagrams
en aceimru Mauceri uraemic uræmic
French
Pronunciation
+ [au:ô]
fr Fr-Maurice.ogg
Proper noun
f
fr Mauritius Q1027,Q2656389
fr male Maurice Morris
Descendants
mfe Moris
en Maurice 1
en Morris 1
fa موریس moris 1
Middle English
Etymology
From enm la-lat Mauritius, derived from la Maurus Moor; dark, swarthy. Popularized by a 3rd-century Roman soldier martyr.
Proper noun
enm male
Descendants
en Maurice
References
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