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.

Maurice Rank in US Top 1000

# 930 in the US

Maurice Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1254 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Maurice

• 930 US 2024
• 1254 Nameberry 2025
• 5 Unique 2022
• 251 Germany 2016
• 31 Belgium 2023

20 Names Similar to Maurice

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• Leslie
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• Frederik
• Gerald
• Neville
• Lloyd
• Reginald
• Vernon
• Buchanan
• Jerome
• Rudolph
• Roderick
• Ferdinand
• Jacques
• Pierre
• Arnold
• Milton
• Irwin
• Wilhelm
• Giles

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

The name 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"

International Variations of the name Maurice

• Mavriki Russian
• Mortiz German
• Meurig Welsh
• Morys Welsh
• Maurisio Spanish
• Muiris Irish Gaelic
• Maurycy Polish
• Maurecio Spanish
• Mauridsje Dutch
• Moricz Hungarian
• Richo Spanish
• Maurizio Spanish
• Maurids Dutch
• Mauritio Spanish
• Maricio Spanish
• Maury Polish
• Maurits Scandinavian
• Moris Greek
• Mauricio Portuguese