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What does Morris mean?
Morris 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced MOR-iss. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Morris is "dark-skinned, Moorish". Anglicization of Maurice. Choreographer Mark Morris.
Variations
VARIANTS Mo, Moe, Morey, Morice, Moris, Morrey, Morrie, Morrison, Morrisson, Morry, Morse, Moss
OTHER FORMS VIA MAURICE Maurids, Maurie, Maurin, Maurio, Maurise, Maurits, Maurus, Moricz, Morino, Moritz, Moriz, Morrel, Morrice, Morrill, Morriss
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Morris Alfredo (M.A.), ..
How popular is Morris?
Morris is a very popular first name for men (#278 out of 1220, Top 23%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#56 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Morris reached its peak position of #95 in the U.S. in the 1910s, and is currently at #1565. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Maurice (#670 VIA LATEST LIST), Moe, Morrison (#1921) and Moss are the prominent related forms of Morris (#1565) rated in the Top 2000. These forms of Morris were at the peak of their popularity a century ago (AVERAGE #991) and are now significantly less common (#1631, ▼92%), with forms such as Maurice becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Morris▼ is alike in pronunciation to Marius. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Arris, Boris, Borris, Corrie, Corrin, Dorrin, Farris, Ferris, Gorrin, Harris, Joris, Korrin, Lorrin, Marcio, Marik, Mars, Merrick▲, Merrik, Merril, Morfin, Mori, Morio, Morrow, Norrie, Norris▼, Parris, Rorric, Terris, Torrie, Torrin and Torrio (see Torio). These names tend to be less commonly used than Morris.
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