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Baby Name Maurice |
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| Meaning of Maurice - What does the name Maurice means? |
| Pronunciation: |
| mau-rees |  |
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Boy Name |
| Origin: |
English |
| Name Meaning: |
A borrowing from the French, Maurice is from the Late Latin Mauritius (Moorish), which is derived from Maurus (a Moor). The Moors were a Muslim people of mixed Arab and Berber descent; thus the name came to mean "dark" or "swarthy" in reference to their coloring. Maurice was introduced to Britain by the Normans and underwent several variant spellings before returning to the original form |
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View this name in other origins -
African-American, English, Welsh |
| Variants: | Mauris, Moris, Morrice, Morris, Morys. | | Shortened forms: | Mo. | | Pet forms: | Maury |
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