Maurice Meaning
What does Maurice mean?
The meaning of Maurice is "dark skinned, moorish".
Maurice is generally used as a boy's name.
It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Mau-rice.
The Given Name Maurice
Maurice is an enchanting and simple name.
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A name that will flow off your tongue.
Some famous bearers of this name include: Maurice 'Rocket' Richard, and Maurice Allais.
Maurice Popularity
In contrast, the year before it ranked 651 in baby name popularity for boys with 395 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.
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Maurice Related Names
The names Mauri, Maurits, Maurycy, Meuric, Moric, Moritz, Morrey, Morris, Muiris are all forms of Maurice.
Famous Maurices
- Maurice ~ Saint
- Maurice 'Rocket' Richard ~ Ice Hockey Player
- Maurice Allais ~ Nobel Prize for Economics 1988
- Maurice Bourges Maunoury ~ French Prime Minister (1957)
- Maurice Chevalier ~ Actor, Musician
- Maurice Couve de Murville ~ French Prime Minister (1968-1969)
- Maurice Jarre ~ Musician
- Maurice MacKenraghty ~ Saint
- Maurice Maeterlinck ~ Nobel Prize for Literature 1911
- Maurice McDonald ~ Business Mogul
- Maurice of Carnoet ~ Saint
- Maurice of Hungary ~ Saint
- Maurice Ravel ~ Musician
- Maurice Rouvier ~ French Prime Minister (1887; 1905-1906)
- Maurice Sendak ~ Writer
- Maurice Stokes ~ Basketball Player
- Maurice Wilkins ~ Nobel Prize for Medicine 1962
Maurice Numerology
Destiny Number, Life Path Number, Soul Urge and Personality Number. These Numerological numbers may tell your child's story. Take a look at the Numerology Of Maurice.
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Maurice Name Fun
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