Maurice

MOR-is (UK); maw-REES (US and France)
English and French from Latin
"dark-skinned"

Maurice Origin and Meaning

The name Maurice is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "dark-skinned".

In the USA, Maurice was in the Top 200 for most of the 20th century; since 1990, however, it has been on a slow and steady decline. This name has the potential for some old-school cute nicknames such as Mo as well as the more trendy Reece.

# 973 in the US

Maurice Rank in US Top 1000

# 873 on Nameberry

Maurice Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Maurice Popularity

Famous People Named Maurice

  • (Joseph)
    Maurice Ravel, French composer
  • Maurice Auguste Chevalier
    French actor and singer
  • Maurice Couve de Murville
    French Prime Minister
  • Maurice Ernest Gibb
    lead singer of English band the Bee Gees
  • (Joseph Henri) Maurice "Rocket" Richard
    Canadian ice hockey player
  • Maurice Barrymore
    American actor
  • Maurice Benard
    American actor
  • Maurice Durufle
    French composer
  • Frederick Maurice (F.M.) Powicke
    English historian
  • Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck
    Belgian playwright
  • Maurice Fountain
    American football player
  • Maurice Hinchey
    American politician
  • Maurice Hurt
    American football player
  • Maurice Jarre
    French composer
  • Maurice LaMarche
    Canadian voice actor
  • Maurice Kottelat
    Swiss ichthyologist
  • Maurice Jones
    Drew, American football player
  • Maurice Micklewhite
    birth name of English actor Michael Caine
  • Maurice
    Prince of Orange, Dutch military strategist
  • Maurice Victor Donald
    Prince of Battenberg, youngest grandson of Queen Victoria
  • Maurice Quentin de La Tour
    French portrait artist
  • Maurice Bernard Sendak
    American children's writer
  • Maurice Alberto "Mo" Rocca
    American comedian and TV personality
  • Maurice Samuel "Mo" Vaughn
    American baseball player
  • Maurice John Giblin "Mo" Johnston
    Scottish footballer
  • Maurice David Lighty
    son of Tayler Hill & David Lighty
  • Maurice Multhaup
    German footballer

Maurice in Pop Culture

  • "Maurice
    " novel by E.M. Forster
  • Maurice Moss
    character on British TV's "The IT Crowd"
  • Maurice
    Belle's father in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast"
  • Maurice Rodriguez aka Twister
    character on animated series "Rocket Power"
  • Maurice Minnifield
    character from TV series "Northern Exposure"
  • Maurice
    Samantha Stephens' father on TV's "Bewitched"