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Name Morris

Meaning:the one from Mauritania, the MoorTools:

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Gender:male
Languages of use:English
Topics:Asteroid 3783 Morris, discovered 1986
US 2021 rank:not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:Boris, Börries, Doris, Harris, Jördis, Joris, Joris, Jorrit, Loris, Lorrie     Details
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About Maurice/Maura, the group of names with the same origin as Morris

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,  13:Mauro Puerto Rico 2023,  23:Morris Netherlands 2022,  31:Maurice Belgium 2023,  36:Mauricio Mexico 2009,  181:Maurin Switzerland/German 2016,  332:Maurus Switzerland 1997,  419:Maurine France 2002,  428:Maurizio Switzerland 1997,  546:Maurane Switzerland 1997
Old/original forms:Mauricius Latin
Name variants:Maura, Maurane, Maurine, Maurice, Mauricio, Maurilio, Maurin, Mauritius, Mauritz, Maurizio, Mauro, Maurus, Morice, Moritz, Moriz, Morris   Sortable list   Details
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SeriesGraphRankings
England+Wales decades 1904 97
NetherlandsGraph2023 33,  2022 232021 39,  2020 47,  2019 45,  2018 75,  2017 66,  2016 83,  2015 79,  2014 68,  2012 98
Switzerland 1997 428
USA decades 1990-1999 925
USA yearlyGraph1994 974,  1993 875
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