Maurice
Classic French name
Maurice is a male given name of Latin origin, derived from Maurus meaning "dark-skinned" or "Moorish." It has been borne by various saints, emperors, and notable figures throughout history, lending it a classic, slightly formal air.
The name enjoyed peak popularity in English-speaking countries during the early to mid-20th century.
Maurice prefers the French pronunciation of his name.
Proper name, English origin
- MauryGiven name, shortened
- MoritzAlpine town, Engadin valley
- MossBritish surname
- ReginaldTraditional English male name
Seymour · Bernard · Clarence · Eugene · Herbert · Lawrence · Terrence · Wallace
- novelNew and unusual
- CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
England · adaptation · Ivory · closeted · romantic
Quality from past eras
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- distinguishedNotable and respected
- statelyGrand and imposing
refined · dignified · traditional · genteel · dapper · debonair · elegant · courtly
Morris
Proper name, English origin
Reginald · Seymour · Bernard · Clarence · Eugene · Herbert · Lawrence · Terrence · Wallace · Cedric
Forster
- novelNew and unusual
- CambridgeUniversity city, two countries
- EdwardianOf early twentieth-century Britain
repression · England · adaptation · Ivory · closeted · romantic
vintage
Quality from past eras
- timelessUnaffected by eras
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- distinguishedNotable and respected
stately · refined · dignified · traditional · genteel · dapper · debonair · elegant · courtly · proper
Theban
From a Greek city-state
soldier · Coptic · veneration · feast · cathedral · medieval · relics · Christianity · monastery · pilgrimage
Ravel
Provence · Normandy · Bordeaux · Alsace · Loire · Burgundy · Riviera · Francophone · Québécois
- Beauty and the BeastBelle, Beast, Gaston, enchanted rose, magic mirror
- Fictional DadsHomer Simpson, Darth Vader, Mufasa, Fred Flintstone, George Jetson
- Medieval NamesAlfred, Baldwin, Beatrice, Blanche, Edgar
- Byzantine EmpireConstantinople, Byzantine Empire, Anatolia, Thrace, Theodora
- Disney ParentsMufasa, King Triton, Geppetto, Marlin, Ellie
- Louisiana PlacesBaton Rouge, New Orleans, Shreveport, Lafayette, Monroe
Mauricesurname
Hereditary family identifier
family name · last name · patronymic · matronymic · clan name
- Maurice Sendak
- Maurice of NassauDutch military reformer, stadtholder
- Maurice Ravel
- Maurice Gibb