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Short form of MAURICE or MORRIS, or sometimes of other names beginning with a similar sound.

MAURICE   male   English, French
From the Roman name Mauritius, a derivative of MAURUS. Saint Maurice was a 3rd-century Roman soldier from Egypt. He and the other Christians in his legion were supposedly massacred on the orders of emperor Maximian for refusing to worship Roman gods. Thus, he is the patron saint of infantry soldiers.

This name was borne by a 6th-century Byzantine emperor. Another notable bearer was Maurice of Nassau (called Maurits in Dutch), a 17th-century prince of Orange who helped establish the Dutch Republic. The name has been used in England since the Norman conquest, usually in the spelling Morris or Moris.
MAURUS   male   Late Roman
Latin name which meant "dark skinned". This was the name of numerous early saints, most notably a follower of Saint Benedict.
MORRIS   male   English, Medieval English
Usual medieval form of MAURICE.
MAURICE   male   English, French
From the Roman name Mauritius, a derivative of MAURUS. Saint Maurice was a 3rd-century Roman soldier from Egypt. He and the other Christians in his legion were supposedly massacred on the orders of emperor Maximian for refusing to worship Roman gods. Thus, he is the patron saint of infantry soldiers.

This name was borne by a 6th-century Byzantine emperor. Another notable bearer was Maurice of Nassau (called Maurits in Dutch), a 17th-century prince of Orange who helped establish the Dutch Republic. The name has been used in England since the Norman conquest, usually in the spelling Morris or Moris.
MAURUS   male   Late Roman
Latin name which meant "dark skinned". This was the name of numerous early saints, most notably a follower of Saint Benedict.
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Maurice, Morris
EQUIVALENTS
DUTCH: Maurits
ENGLISH: Mo
FINNISH: Mauri
FRENCH: Maurice
GERMAN: Moritz
HUNGARIAN: Móric
IRISH: Muiris
ITALIAN: Maurizio
LATE ROMAN: Mauritius
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Morris
POLISH: Maurycy
PORTUGUESE: Maurício
SPANISH: Mauricio
WELSH: Meuric, Meurig
OTHER FORMS
ENGLISH: Merrick
ITALIAN: Maura, Mauro
LATE ROMAN: Maura, Maurus
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Mauro
SPANISH: Maura