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Maurice Mathews
Maurice may refer to: *Maurice (name), a given name and surname, including a list of people with the name Places * or Mauritius, an island country in the Indian Ocean *Maurice, Iowa, a city *Maurice, Louisiana, a village *Maurice River, a tributary of the Delaware River in New Jersey Other uses * ''Maurice'' (2015 film), a Canadian short drama film *Maurice (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse * ''Maurice'' (novel), a 1913 novel by E. M. Forster, published in 1971 ** ''Maurice'' (1987 film), a British film based on the novel * ''Maurice'' (Shelley), a children's story by Mary Shelley *Maurice, a character from the Madagascar ''franchise'' *Maurices, an American retail clothing chain *Maurice or Maryse, a type of cooking spatula See also *Church of Saint Maurice (other) * *Maurice Debate, a 1918 debate in the British House of Commons *Maurice Lacroix, Swiss manufacturer of mechanical timepieces, clocks, and watches *Mauricie, Quebec, Canada *Moritz (other) *Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice (name)
Maurice is a traditionally masculine given name, also used as a surname. It originates as a French name derived from the Latin Mauritius (given name), Mauritius or Mauricius and was subsequently used in other languages. Its popularity is due to Saint Maurice, Mauritius, a saint of the Theban Legion (died 287). ''Mauritius'' is otherwise attested as a given name of the Roman Empire period, in origin meaning "one from Mauretania", i.e. "the Mauri people, Moor". Forms in other languages include: Latvian Māris, Spanish Mauricio (given name), Mauricio, Portuguese Maurício, Italian Maurizio, Dutch Maurits (other), Maurits, Greek Μαυρίκιος (Mavrikios), Russian Маврикий (Mavrikiy), German Moritz (other), Moritz, Czech Mořic, English Morris (given name), Morris. In the form Morris, it is also used as a secularized version of the Jewish name Moishe. Given name Late Antiquity to Middle Ages *Saint Maurice also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius (died 287), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |