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♂ Maurice
What does Maurice mean?
Maurice 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced maw-REESE. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Maurice is "dark-skinned, Moorish". Also possibly an anglicized form of Muirgheas (Irish, Gaelic) "seafarer" and ultimately derive from the Phoenician term "mauharim", meaning "easterner". Roman name introduced to Britain by the Normans and commonly used into the 17th century. Saint Maurus (sixth century) was a French saint. See also Merrick. Actor Maurice Chevalier; writer Maurice Sendak; composer Maurice Ravel.
ASSOCIATED WITH roman, britain (england), 17th century, saint
Variations
VARIANTS Maurell, Maureo, Mauricio, Maurids, Maurie, Maurin, Maurio, Maurise, Maurits, Mauritius, Mauritz, Maurizio, Mauro, Maurus, Maury, Maurycy, Morey, Morice, Moricz, Morino, Moris, Moritz, Moriz, Morrel, Morrey, Morrice, Morrill, Morris▼, Morriss, Moss
RELATIONS VIA MERRICK Meyrick, Myrick
FEMININE FORMS Maureen, Morisa
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Maurice Samson (M.S.), ..
How popular is Maurice?
Maurice is a very prominent first name for males (#184 out of 1220, Top 15%) and also a very prominent last name for all people (#8490 out of 150436, Top 6%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Maurice reached its highest position of #101 in the U.S. in the 1910s, and is at #670 presently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Maurice (#670 A YEAR AGO) rated in the Top 2000 are Mauricio (#602), Merrick (#817), Mauro (#1454), Morris (#1565), Amaury, Maury, Moss and Seymour. Other variants, like Myrick, are seldom used. These forms of Maurice were favored as birth names during 1910-1919 (ADOPTION OF 0.4%) and have become significantly less widespread since (ADOPTION 0.1%, DOWN 81.7%), with versions like Seymour becoming somewhat dated. Maurice has generally been the top pick of parents, though Mauricio is now the top form.
Similar Names
Maurice▼ is pronounced similarly to Marius. Other recommended sound-alike names are Brice▼, Caddice, Callice, Canice, Curtice, Fabrice, Jaice, Launce, Laurance, Laurence▼, Laurie, Macaire, Macbride, Mace, Mackie, Macrae, Maguire, Mannie, Manvile (see Manville), Marc▼, Marcel▲, March, Marco, Marik, Marimo, Mariner, Marino, Mario, Marion▼, Markise, Markize, Marloe, Marque, Marriner, Martie, Marve, Massie, Matico, Mattie, Maverick▲, Mavrick, Maxence, Maxie, Maxime, Mcbride, Merce, Morrie, Murfee, Murfie (see Murphy), Muriel, Paice, Patrece, Patrice, Price and Raice. These names tend to be less commonly used than Maurice.
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