Maurice is a traditionally masculine
given name, also used as a surname. It originates as a French name derived from the Latin
Mauritius or Mauricius and was subsequently used in other languages. Its popularity is due to
Mauritius, a saint of the
Theban Legion (died 287). Mauritius is otherwise attested as a given name of the
Roman Empire period, in origin meaning "one from
Mauritania", i.e. "the
Moor".
Forms in other languages include: Latvian
Māris, Spanish
Mauricio, Portuguese Maurício, Italian
Maurizio, Dutch
Maurits, Greek Μαυρίκιος (Mavrikios), Russian Маврикий (Mavrikiy), German
Moritz, Czech Mořic, English
Morris. In the form Morris, it is also used as a secularized version of the Jewish name
Moishe.[citation needed]
Given name
Late Antiquity to Middle Ages
Saint Maurice also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius (died 287), Roman legionnaire and Christian martyr
Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor
Maurice (bishop) (died 1107), bishop of London, Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England
Monica Maurice (1908–1995) industrialist, first, and for 40 years the only, woman member of the Association of Mining Electrical Engineers, known as "the Lady of the Lamp".
Paul Maurice (born 1967), Canadian hockey player and coach
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Maurice is a traditionally masculine
given name, also used as a surname. It originates as a French name derived from the Latin
Mauritius or Mauricius and was subsequently used in other languages. Its popularity is due to
Mauritius, a saint of the
Theban Legion (died 287). Mauritius is otherwise attested as a given name of the
Roman Empire period, in origin meaning "one from
Mauritania", i.e. "the
Moor".
Forms in other languages include: Latvian
Māris, Spanish
Mauricio, Portuguese Maurício, Italian
Maurizio, Dutch
Maurits, Greek Μαυρίκιος (Mavrikios), Russian Маврикий (Mavrikiy), German
Moritz, Czech Mořic, English
Morris. In the form Morris, it is also used as a secularized version of the Jewish name
Moishe.[citation needed]
Given name
Late Antiquity to Middle Ages
Saint Maurice also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius (died 287), Roman legionnaire and Christian martyr
Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor
Maurice (bishop) (died 1107), bishop of London, Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England
Monica Maurice (1908–1995) industrialist, first, and for 40 years the only, woman member of the Association of Mining Electrical Engineers, known as "the Lady of the Lamp".
Paul Maurice (born 1967), Canadian hockey player and coach
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.