 Meaning of name Maurice
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Meaning  The name Maurice has the following meaning: Name of an early saint, and used by Christians of the Roman empire.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name. Popularity
As a baby boy name, Maurice is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 374 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Maurice fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 38 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 441 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Maurice in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Maurice is pronounced as mor-is Origins Maurice originates from the Latin language. See other suggested Latin baby names. Related names The following names are baby names related to Maurice and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Maurice: Boys - Auston, Durand, Lawrence, Nero, Noble, Oral, Orel, Victor, Girls - Capitola, Coral, Dessie, Drusilla, Letitia, Lorene, Marci, Marcy, Olivia, Vesta, Both genders - Montana, Paul, VernellVariants Popular Variants for the name Maurice: Maureese, Mauricio (Spanish), Maurids (Dutch), Mauriece, Maurin, Maurisio (Spanish), Maurits (Scandinavian), Mauritz, Maurizio (Italian), Mauro, Maury (Polish), Mavriki (Russian), Meurig (Welsh), Mo, Moreese, Moricz (Hungarian), Moris (Greek), Morrice, Morris (English), Morry, Mortiz (German), Morys (Welsh), Moss, Muiris (Irish) Nicknames Common nicknames for the name Maurice are: Maury
Style We think the name Maurice should fall under the following style category: African-American. See other African-American namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Maurice to be: Wealthy, talented and ambitious chapIn one word, you might describe Maurice as a(n) " talented" person. See other "talented" names for boys and girls. |
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Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name Maurice (or its variants) are: Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins, born on 15 December, a famous biologist. Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins's background: A New Zealand-born British molecular biologist, and Nobel Laureate who contributed research in the fields of phosphorescence, radar, isotope separation, and X-ray diffraction. He was most widely known for his work at King's College London on the structure of DNA. In recognition of this work, he, Francis Crick and James Watson were awarded the 1962 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, 'for their discoveries concerning the molecular structure of nucleic acids and its significance for information transfer in living material. Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard, born on 29 August, a famous poet. Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard's background: A Belgian poet, playwright, and essayist writing in French. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1911. Maurice Félix Charles Allais , born on 31 May, a famous economist. Maurice Félix Charles Allais 's background: A French economist, and was the 1988 winner of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics 'for his pioneering contributions to the theory of markets and efficient utilization of resources. 
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