Maurice is a traditionally masculine given name, also used as a surname. It originates as a French name derived from the Latin

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...

or Mauricius and was subsequently used in other languages. Its popularity is due to

, a saint of the Theban Legion (died 287). ''Mauritius'' is otherwise attested as a given name of the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post- Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Medite ...

period, in origin meaning "one from Mauritania", i.e. "the Moor". Forms in other languages include: Latvian

Māris Māris is a Latvian masculine given name, a cognate of the English Maurice and may refer to: * Māris Ārbergs (born 1962), Latvian politician * Māris Bogdanovičs (born 1991), Latvian cyclist * Māris Bičevskis (born 1991), Latvian ice hockey ...

, Spanish

Mauricio Mauricio may refer to: *Mauricio (given name) *Maurício José da Silveira Júnior (born 1988), Brazilian footballer known by the mononym Maurício *Maurício (footballer) Maurício is the Portuguese variant of Mauricio (given name). The diminutive ...

, Portuguese Maurício, Italian

Maurizio Maurizio is an Italian masculine given name, derived from the Ancient Rome, Roman name Mauritius (given name), Mauritius. Mauritius is a derivative of Maurus (disambiguation), Maurus, meaning ''dark-skinned, Moors, Moorish''. List of people with t ...

, Dutch

Maurits Maurits is the Dutch equivalent of the masculine given name Maurice. People with the name include: Royalty * Prince Maurice of Nassau, (1567–1625), military leader of the Dutch Republic, son of William I of Orange * Count John Maurice of Nas ...

, 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 Moses ( el, Μωϋσῆς),from Latin and Greek Moishe ( yi, משה),from Yiddish Moshe ( he, מֹשֶׁה),from Modern Hebrew or Movses ( Armenian: Մովսես) from Armenian is a male given name, after the biblical figure Moses. According to t ...

Given name

;Late Antiquity to Middle Ages *

Saint Maurice Saint Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius; ) was an Egyptian military leader who headed the legendary Theban Legion of Rome in the 3rd century, and is one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that martyred group. He is th ...

also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius (died 287), Roman legionnaire and Christian martyr * Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor * Maurice (bishop) (died 1107), bishop of London, Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England * Maurice of Carnoet (1117–1191), French abbot and saint * Maurice, Count of Oldenburg (fl. 1169–1211), count of Oldenburg *

Mauritius (Dean of Armagh) Mauritius (sometimes Mascus) appears as Dean of Armagh The Dean of Armagh in the Church of Ireland is the Dean (Christianity), dean of the St Patrick's Cathedral, Armagh (Church of Ireland), Anglican St Patrick's Cathedral, the cathedral of t ...

(fl. 13th century), Irish cleric, Dean of Armagh 1238 * Maurice of Inchaffray (14th century), Scottish bishop * Maurice Spata (14th to early 15th century), Albanian ruler of Arta from 1399 to 1414/15 ;Early Modern * Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521–1553), German Saxon nobleman * Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (1551–1612), duke of Saxe-Lauenburg * Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel or Maurice the Learned (1572–1632), Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel * Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (1567–1625), stadtholder of the Netherlands * Maurice of Savoy (1593–1657), prince of Savoy and a cardinal * Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz (1619–1681), duke of Saxe-Zeitz * Maurice of the Palatinate (1620–1652), Count Palatine of the Rhine * William Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1649–1691), prince of Nassau-Siegen ;Modern * Maurice of Battenberg (1891–1914), prince of the Battenberg family and member of the British Royal Family * Maurice of the Netherlands (1843–1850), prince of Orange-Nassau *

Maurice Anderson Lieutenant-Colonel William Maurice E Anderson MD, DSO (often referred to as Bill Anderson despite the fact he went by the name of Maurice), joined the British 6th Airborne Division in 1943, and became CO of the 195th (Airlanding) Field Ambulance ...

(born 1975), American football player *

Maurice Binder Maurice Binder (December 4, 1918 – April 9, 1991) was an American film title designer best known for his work on 16 James Bond films including the first, '' Dr. No'' (1962) and for Stanley Donen's films from 1958. Early work He was born in ...

(1918–1991), American film title designer * Maurice Blanchot (1907–2003), French writer, philosopher, and literary theorist * Maurice Bowra (1898–1971), English classical scholar and academic *

Maurice de Bus Maurice de Bus (30 December 1907 - 11 November 1963) was a French sculptor. He graduated from the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts The Beaux-Arts de Paris is a French ''grande école'' whose primary mission is to provide high-level ...

(1907–1963), French sculptor * Maurice Riemer Calhoun, Sr. (1909–1994), American politician * Maurice Chevalier, (1888–1972), French actor, singer and entertainer * Maurice Cowling (1926–2005), British historian * Maurice Crum (disambiguation), multiple people * Maurice Deligne (1861–1939), French politician * Maurice Duplessis (1890–1959), 16th Premier of Quebec, Canada *

Maurice Duval Marie Victor Charles Maurice Duval (1869-1958) was a French Brigadier General and aviator of World War I. He was one of the main organizers of the ''Armée de l'Air'' and was a Commander of the Legion of Honour. Military education and training M ...

(1869–1958), French general and aviator * Maurice Evans (disambiguation), multiple people *

Maurice Failevic Maurice Failevic (14 August 1933 – 27 December 2016) was a French film director. A communist, he directed 50+ films about class struggles, depicting the lives of members of the French working class, from peasants during the French Revolution to ...

(1933-2016), French film director * Maurice Ffrench (born 1998), American football player * Maurice Elwood Frump (1901–1979), American football player * Maurice Gambier d'Hurigny (1912–2000), French sculptor * Maurice Gamelin (1872–1958), French general remembered for his unsuccessful command of the French military in 1940 during the Battle of France * Maurice Garin (1871–1957), French road bicycle racer best known for winning the inaugural Tour de France in 1903, and for being stripped of his title in the second Tour in 1904 for cheating * Maurice Gibb (1949–2003), British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer * Maurice Greene (athlete), American sprinter * Maurice Grevisse (1895–1980), Belgian grammarian * Maurice Healy (campaigner) (1933–2020), British consumer campaigner *

Maurice Howard Maurice Howard (b. 16 June 1948) is a British art historian, and was Professor of History of Art at the University of Sussex until his retirement in 2016. Howard has a bachelor's degree in history from Christ's College, Cambridge, followed by MA ...

, British art historian *

Maurice Hurst Jr. Maurice Roy Hurst Jr. (born May 9, 1995) is an American football defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan, and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round ...

(born 1995), American football player * Maurice Kemp (born 1991), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Maurice LaMarche, Canadian actor * Maurice Leblanc (1864–1941), French novelist and writer * Maurice Leyland (1900–1967), English cricketer * Maurice Meisner (1931–2012), historian of 20th century China *

Maurice de Mel Colonel Maurice Ann Gerard de Mel is a Ceylonese army officer. He served as Chief of Staff of the Ceylon Army and Commandant of the Ceylon Volunteer Force. He was one of the principals accused of the 1962 Ceylonese coup d'état attempt. Early ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhala army colonel * Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908–1961), French phenomenological philosopher * Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, birth name of Michael Caine, English actor * Maurice O'Neill (Irish republican), (d.1942)Executed Irish Republican *

Maurice Pluskota Maurice Marko Pluskota (born 30 May 1992) is a German basketball player who plays for the PS Karlsruhe Lions of the German ProA. He plays the center position. Professional career He joined the PS Karlsruhe Lions PS Karlsruhe Lions is a Ge ...

(born 1992), German basketball player * Maurice Ravel (1875–1937), French Impressionist music composer and pianist * Maurice Rioli (1957–2010), Australian football player * Maurice Roëves (1937–2020), English actor * Maurice Rozenthal (born 1975), French ice hockey player *

Maurice Ruah Maurice Ruah (born 19 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 82 in 1994. His father Luis works in medical supplies and in the shoe industry, and his mother Cla ...

(born 1971), Venezuelan tennis player * Maurice Sendak (1928–2012), American known for ''Where the Wild Things Are'' * Maurice K. Smith (1926–2020), New Zealand-born American architect *

Maurice Salvador Sreshta Maurice Salvador Sreshta (22 September 1872 - 6 July 1952) served as the Postmaster General of Ceylon from 1923 to 1928. Maurice Salvador Sreshta was born on 22 September 1872 in Coimbatore, India, the third son and fourth of seven children t ...

(1872-1952), Postmaster General of Sri Lanka from 1923-1928 *

Maurice Stuckey Maurice Stuckey (born 30 May 1990) is a German professional basketball player for Crailsheim Merlins of the Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ''Federal Basketball League''), for sponsorship reasons named ...

(born 1990), German basketball player * Maurice Schwartz (1889–1960), Russian-born actor *

Maurice Tornay Maurice Tornay (31 August 1910 – 11 August 1949) was a Swiss Roman Catholic priest of the Canons Regular of Saint Augustine – of the Hospitallers of Saint Nicholas and Grand-St-Bernard of Mont Joux branch – who served as part of the missions ...

(1910–1949), Swiss Catholic missionary * Maurice Tulloch (born 1969), British/Canadian businessman *

Maurice Vinot Maurice Vinot (3 November 1888 – 23 June 1916) was a French film actor of the early 20th-century whose career ended in 1916 when he was killed in an airplane accident in Pontlevoy, France after enlisting in the military to fight in World War I. ...

(1888–1916), French film actor * Maurice de Vlaminck (1876–1958), French painter, one of the principals in the Fauve movement *

Maurice Watson Maurice "Mo" Watson Jr. (born March 8, 1993) is an American basketball player for CSO Voluntari of the Liga Națională. Standing at , Watson Jr. plays as point guard. He played college basketball for both Boston University and Creighton. High ...

(born 1993), American basketball player for

Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a sport club in Rishon LeZion, Israel. The professional teams associated with it include: *Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball) *Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball) * Maccabi Rishon LeZion (badminton) There was also a footb ...

of the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Maurice Wilkins (1916–2004), New Zealand-born English physicist and molecular biologist, and Nobel Laureate

Fictional characters

*Maurice, a character from the 1991 film '' Beauty and the Beast'' *Maurice, a monster character in the 1989 film '' Little Monsters'' * Maurice Lalonde (''Highlander'' character), character in the television program ''Highlander: The Series'' * Maurice Levy (''The Wire''), character in the television program ''The Wire'' *

Maurice Moss The following is a list of fictional characters from the British television sitcom ''The IT Crowd'', which was broadcast by Channel 4 from 2006 to 2013. Main characters Roy Trenneman * Chris O'Dowd Roy is a work-shy Irish IT technician and ge ...

, character from the British sitcom ''The IT Crowd'' *

Rap Master Maurice Derek Erdman is an artist in Chicago, Illinois. His notable works and projects include his vibrant paintings,https://seattlechannel.org/ArtZone/segments?videoid=x31438 irreverent prints, phone-prank album ''Kathy McGinty'' and his portrayal of ...

, a character portrayed by artist Derek Erdman * Maurice Olgilvie Hedgehog, real name of Sonic the Hedgehog * Maurice Hall, protagonist in the book ''Maurice'' by E.M. Forster

Surname

* Ann Maurice (born 1951), American interior designer and house stager, called "The House Doctor" *

Arthur Bartlett Maurice Arthur Bartlett Maurice (1873–1946) was an American editor, born in Rahway, New Jersey, and educated at Richmond College ( VA), and at Princeton. He served as an editor of the Woodbridge (NJ) ''Register'' in 1895, as city editor of the Elizabe ...

(1873–1946), American editor of the Woodbridge (NJ) ''Register'' * Benoît Maurice (born 1971), French football central defender *

Charles G. Maurice Dr. Charles G. Maurice (1911–1997) was an American dentist and academic. In a teaching career that spanned 37 years at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry, he began in the old Department of Applied Materia Medica and Thera ...

(1911–1997), American teacher of dentistry and pioneer of endodontics * Clément Maurice (1853–1933), French photographer *

David Maurice David Maurice (1626–1702), also known as Dafydd Morris or Dafydd ap Morus, was a Welsh Church of England, Anglican priest and translator. Life Maurice, the son of Andrew Morris, the Dean of St Asaph in north Wales, was educated at Jesus Colleg ...

(1626–1702), Welsh priest and translator * David M. Maurice (1922–2002), British ophthalmologist * Emil Maurice (1897–1972), German watchmaker and senior Nazi Party official * Florian Maurice (born 1974), French footballer * Frederick Barton Maurice (1871–1951), British general, military correspondent, writer and academic * Frederick Denison Maurice (1805–1872), British author, theologian, and socialist *

Henry Maurice (minister) Henry Maurice (1634 – 30 July 1682) was a Welsh Anglican priest who became an Independent minister. Personal life Maurice was born in 1634 in the parish of Aberdaron, Wales, the son of Griffith Morris. He married Elin, daughter of Jeffrey Glynn ...

(1634–1682), Welsh priest who became an Independent minister * Henry Maurice (theologian) (c. 1647 – 1691), Welsh clergyman and professor * Henry Gascoyne Maurice (1847–1950), English zoologist *

Hugh Maurice Hugh Maurice (1775 – 18 March 1825) was a transcriber of Welsh manuscripts. Personal life Hugh Maurice was born in Llanfihangel Glyn Myfyr to Peter Maurice and Jane Maurice, sister of Owen Jones, and was christened on 5 June. Maurice marri ...

(1775-1825), transcriber of Welsh manuscripts *

James Maurice James Maurice (November 7, 1814 – August 4, 1884) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States Representative from New York from 1853 to 1855. Life Born in New York City, he attended Broad Street Academy and ...

(1814–1884), American politician from New York *

James Wilkes Maurice Vice-Admiral James Wilkes Maurice (10 February 1775 – 4 September 1857) was an officer of the Royal Navy during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Unlike his contemporaries who won fame commanding ships, Maurice gained accolades ...

(1775–1857), United Kingdom Royal Navy officer *

Jean-Eudes Maurice Jean-Eudes Maurice (born 21 June 1986) is a professional footballer who plays for UR Namur in Belgium. He is a typical 'Number 9' striker known for his speed and accuracy. Born in France, he represents Haiti at international level and was a me ...

(born 1986), French-born Haitian footballer *

John D. Maurice John D. Maurice is an American journalist. He won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for his editorials about the Kanawha County schoolbook controversy. Maurice worked as a reporter in Huntington, West Virginia, prior to joining the ...

, American writer and Pulitzer Prize winner * John Frederick Maurice (1841–1912), English soldier and military writer * María Belén Pérez Maurice (born 1985), Argentinian fencer * Mary Maurice (1844–1918), American actress *

Mathias Maurice Mathias Maurice (1684 – 1 September 1738) was a Welsh minister and writer. Career He initially joined Henllan Amgoed Henllan Amgoed is a small village near Whitland, Carmarthenshire and forms part of the community of Henllanfallteg. The vi ...

(1684-1738), Welsh minister and writer *

Monica Maurice Helen Monica Maurice (30 June 1908 – 20 September 1995) was an industrialist and Managing Director and Chairman of the Wolf Safety Lamp Company, Sheffield, and the first, and for 40 years the only, woman member of the Association of Mining Ele ...

(1908 – 1995) industrialist, first, and for 40 years the only, woman member of the Association of Mining Electrical Engineers, known as “the Lady of the Lamp”. * Paul Maurice (born 1967), Canadian hockey player and coach *

Paule Maurice Paule Charlotte Marie Jeanne Maurice (29 September 1910 – 18 August 1967) was a French composer. Life and career Maurice was born in Paris to Raoul Auguste Alexandre Maurice and Marguerite Jeanne Lebrun. Registration lists at the Conservat ...

(1910–1967), French composer *

Peter Maurice (priest) Peter Maurice (29 June 1803 – 30 March 1878) was a Welsh priest and writer. Maurice was the second son of Hugh Maurice, a transcriber of Welsh manuscripts. He was born at Plas Gwyn, Llanrug, north Wales. He matriculated at Jesus College, ...

(1803–1878), Welsh priest and writer * Peter Maurice (bishop) (born 1951), English cleric - bishop of Taunton * Richard Maurice (1893– fl. 1951), Cuban-American filmmaker and labor organizer *

Thomas Maurice Thomas Maurice (1754 – 30 March 1824) was a British oriental scholar and historian. The son of a schoolmaster, Maurice was educated at the Wesleyan seminary at Bristol before entering University College, Oxford in 1774, aged 19 (B.A. 1778, M. ...

(fl. 1755–1824), English poet oriental scholar, historian, chaplain and vicar *

William Maurice (politician) Sir William Maurice (April 1552 – August 1622) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1611. Maurice was the son of Morys ap Ellis ap Morys, and grandson of Ellis ap Morris of Clennenau, his br ...

(1552–1622), Welsh politician (an anglicization of his patronymic, ap Morys) *

William Maurice (antiquary) William Maurice (1620–1680) was a well-known seventeenth-century collector and transcriber of Welsh manuscripts and books from Denbighshire, Wales. Early life Maurice was born around 1620 in the small community of Cefn-y-Braich in the par ...

(1620-1680), Welsh antiquary and collector of manuscripts {{given name, type=both English masculine given names French masculine given names English-language masculine given names Lists of people by given name Surnames from given names