Moritz

moor-its

German form of Maurice

"dark-skinned"

Moritz Origin and Meaning

The name Moritz is a boy's name of German origin meaning "dark-skinned".

The unusual-to-the-English-ear Moritz is a Top 25 name in Austria and a form of Maurice or Morris, which are modern variations of the ancient Roman Maurus. There were several early saints named Maurus and a famous 3rd century Saint Maurice, who was a Roman infantryman who was martyred when he refused to worship Roman gods. The Moritz form also references the posh Swiss ski resort St. Moritz and Justine Moritz is a character from Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein.

Popularity of the name Moritz

• 1720 Nameberry 2025
• 31 Germany 2024
• 146 Switzerland 2023
• 13 Austria 2023

20 Names Similar to Moritz

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Famous People Named Moritz

• Moritz (or Maurice) Prince of Anhalt,Dessau, son of Leopold I
• Moritz Franz Friedrich Constantin Alexander Heinrich August Carl Albrecht Prince of Saxe,Altenburg; son of Duke Georg
• Moritz Steinschneider Czech bibliographer and Orientalist
• Moritz Moszkowski German composer and pianist
• Moritz Johann Bleibtreu German actor
• (Friedrich Albert) Moritz Schlick German philosopher
• Moritz Wilhelm Böhringer German NFL player
• Moritz Volz German footballer
• (Victor) Moritz "Moe" Wagner German basketball player
• Moritz Horst Lampert German golfer
• Moritz Johannes Axel Peter Meinrad (b. 1980) son of Prince Ferfried of Hohenzollern
• Moritz Otto Wenzel Douglas (b. 1994) Swedish count; son of Archduchess Walburga Habsburg Douglas
• Moritz Emanuel Maria (b. 2003) Prince of Liechtenstein; grandson of Hans,Adam II

The name Moritz in Pop Culture

• Moritz Stiefel main character in Broadway musical "Spring Awakening"