Morris

English variation of Maurice

"dark-skinned"

Updated Mon Apr 22 2024

Morris Origin and Meaning

The name Morris is a boy's name of English origin meaning "dark-skinned".

Morris is as quiet and comfortable as a Morris chair, and has the same vintage feel. Once a Top 100 name in the early 1900s, Morris fell completely off the roster in 1995, probably due to lingering fallout from his identification with Morris the cat's ("the world's most finicky cat") 9 Lives cat food commercials.

A more distingushed namesake is Morris (Mo) Udall, an influential congressman, and, from literature, Morris Townsend in the Henry James novel Washington Square, which was made into a movie titled "The Heiress," with Montgomery Clift playing the part.

The usual nicknames for Morris are Morrie/Maury or Moe; a more distinctive one would be Moss. Morrie Schwartz, subject of the bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie was born Morris.

# 977 in the US

Morris Rank in US Top 1000

# 903 on Nameberry

Morris Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Morris Popularity

903Nameberry2024
815Unique2022
33Netherlands2023

20 Names Similar to Morris

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Morris.

Famous People Named Morris

Morris Lee ClaiborneAmerican NFL football player
Morris Lamont ChestnutJr., American actor
Morris E. DayAmerican R&B musician of The Time
Morrispen name of Maurice De Bevere, Belgian cartoonist
Morris "Morrie" Schwartzsubject of Mitch Albom's "Tuesdays with Morrie"

Morris in Pop Culture

Morris the Catadvertising mascot for 9Lives brand cat food, voiced by John Erwin
Morris O'Briancharacter from the TV's "24"
Morristown in Connecticut