Mauritius - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Mauritius \ma(u)-ri-tius\ is a variant of Maurice. Meaning of Mauritius is "dark-skinned, Moorish".

The baby name Mauritius sounds like Maurits, Mauritz and Maurids. Other similar baby names are Laurits, Marianus, Marinus, Marius, Martinus, Maurus, Maurizio and Mauricio.

Mauritius is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Mauritius. Compare Mauritius with related baby names.