Maurik

Dutch Alternative forms nl Mauwerik dialect form, nl Mouwerik dialect form Etymology Potentially attested as Mannaricio around 300, attested with certainty as maldericke in 997. Etymology uncertain. The identification of Maurik with Mannaricio is doubtful. Two etymologies have been proposed for the (controversial) oldest attestation: a derivation from gem-pro *Mannarîk a personal name with collectivising suffix gem-pro *-ja- and a derivation from an unidentified prehistoric name with the suffix gem-pro *-ikja-. The newer attestations are derived either from cel-pro *Maleriacum settlement belonging to Malerius or gem-pro *Maldarîk a personal name with collectivising suffix gem-pro *-ja-. Compare nl Blerick, nl Bunnik, nl Cuijk, nl Geverik, nl Lopik, nl Mook, nl Niftrik, nl Odijk, nl Varik, nl Woezik and de Fellerich. The surname derives from the toponym. Pronunciation nl /ˈmɑu̯.rɪk/ nl Mau rik Proper noun n nl village/and/former municipality mun/Buren p/Gelderland c/Netherlands nl habitational Derived terms nl Maurikker nl Mauriks nl van Maurik References