| Group info: | | Meaning/translation: | the one from Mauritania, the Moor |
| Language of origin: | Latin |
| Info about origin, male: | originally a Roman cognomen Mauricius with the meaning the one from Mauritania or the Moor |
| | known from Saint Maurice, a Christian Roman soldier from Egypt (4th century AD) |
| Words: | maurus = dark skinned Latin |
| Topics: | Geographic name, Roman nickname |
| Variants' top ranks: | 4:Moritz Zurich 2016, 23:Morris Netherlands 2022, 34:Maurice Belgium 2020, 36:Mauricio Mexico 2009, 42:Mauro Belgium 2010, 181:Maurin Switzerland/German 2016, 332:Maurus Switzerland 1997, 419:Maurine France 2002, 428:Maurizio Switzerland 1997, 546:Maurane Switzerland 1997 |
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| Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | | Language | Female Variants | Male Variants |
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| German | Maura | Mauritius, Mauritz, Maurus, Moritz, Moriz |
| Spanish | | Mauricio |
| Portuguese | | Mauricio |
| Dutch | | Mauritius |
| Italian | Maura | Maurilio, Maurin, Maurizio, Mauro |
| French | Maurane, Maurine | Maurice |
| English | | Maurice, Morice, Morris |
| Latin | | Mauricius |
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| Name variants: 3 female and 14 male name variants, sorted by name and gender |
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