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Morriss

What does Morriss mean?

Morriss Pronunciation of Morriss as a name for boys has its root in Latin, and the name Morriss means "dark-skinned, Moorish". Morriss is a version of Maurice (Latin).

STARTS WITH Mo-

ASSOCIATED WITH dark

Variations

VARIANTS Morris, Morrice, Moriz, Moris, Morice, Maurus, Maurise

OTHER FORMS VIA MAURICE Maurids, Maurits, Moricz, Morino, Moritz, Morrel, Morrey, Morrill, Moss

CREATIVE FORMS
(male)

(female)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Morriss Jaxtyn (M.J.), ..

How popular is Morriss?

Morriss is an uncommonly occurring first name for males but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#16960 out of 150436, Top 11%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Which version is better?

Popular alternative forms of Morriss (NOT RANKED) ranked in the Top 2000 are Maurice (#670 FROM RECENT DATA), Morris (#1565) and Moss. Other forms, like Moris, are uncommon. Adoption of these forms of Morriss was well-received during 1910-1919 (ADOPTION OF 0.36%) and is now significantly less (ADOPTION 0.03%, 93% LESS), with versions such as Morris becoming less fashionable. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)



Top 2000 baby names ranking of Maurice, Morris, Moss in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Morriss and related baby names outside U.S.

Similar Names

Morriss is pronounced similarly to Marius. Other recommended sound-alike names are Arliss, Boriss, Borris, Burgiss (see Burgess), Chriss, Corless, Corliss, Curtiss, Ferriss, Harriss, Holliss, Kriss, Kurtiss (see Kurtis), Markess, Markise, Markiss, Merrick, Merrik, Merril, Merrill, Merritt, Moise, Moises, Morfin, Morfinn (see Morven), Mori, Moriel, Morio, Morrell, Morrgan, Morrie, Morrison, Morrisson, Morrley (see Morley), Morrow, Morrowe (see Murrow), Morry, Morse, Norris, Parriss and Purviss. These names tend to be more commonly used than Morriss.

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