Maurice

From Late Latin Mauritius, derived from Maurus (“Moor; dark, swarthy”). Popularized by a 3rd-century Roman soldier martyr.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /məˈɹis/, /mɔˈɹis/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /məˈɹiːs/, /ˈmɒɹɪs/

Maurice

1. A male given name.
   • 1951 Graham Greene, The End of the Affair, Viking Press, page 5:

     For some reason I am a man known by his surname; I might never have been christened for all the use my friends make of the rather affected Maurice my literary parents gave me.

2. A patronymic surname​.

• Morris

• uraemic, uræmic

• IPA^(key): /mo.ʁis/

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Maurice

1. Mauritius (country)
2. A male given name