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Moritz (name)
Moritz is both a given name and a surname. It is the German equivalent of the name Maurice. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Saint Maurice, also called Saint Moritz, Roman Theban Legion leader * Prince Moritz of Anhalt-Dessau (1712–1760), German prince * Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse (1926–2013), German nobleman *Moritz, Prince of Dietrichstein (1775–1864), German prince * Moritz Becker (1827–1906), American politician * Moritz Benedikt (1849–1920), Jewish-Austrian newspaper editor * Moritz Borman (born 1955), German-born American film producer * Moritz Michael Daffinger (1790–1849), Austrian miniature painter and sculptor * Moritz Duschak (1815–1890), Moravian rabbi and writer * Moritz Körner (born 1990), German politician *Moritz Schlick (1882–1936), German philosopher and physicist *Moritz von Schwind (1804–1871), Austrian painter * Moritz Seider (born 2001), German ice hockey player * Moritz Steinla (1791–1858), German engraver * Moritz Wagner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice (given Name)
Maurice is a traditionally masculine given name, also used as a surname. It originates as a French name derived from the Latin Mauritius or Mauricius and was subsequently used in other languages. Its popularity is due to 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 Moor". Forms in other languages include: Latvian Māris, Spanish Mauricio, Portuguese Maurício, Italian Maurizio, Dutch Maurits, Greek Μαυρίκιος (Mavrikios), Russian Маврикий (Mavrikiy), German Moritz, Czech Mořic, English 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), Roman legionnaire and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor *Maurice ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |