Maurice

name

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

1. A male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Morris.

   “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 surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Morris.