Mauricio is a Spanish and Portuguese
masculine given name, equivalent to English
Maurice and derived from the Roman
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 ...
. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "dark-skinned, Moorish".
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The following are the equivalents in other languages:
* Maurice, English
* Morris, English
*Mauricio, Spanish
*Maurício, Portuguese
* Maurice, French
* Moritz, German
*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''.
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, Italian
*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 ...
, Dutch
People
* Mauricio Borensztein (1927–1996), Argentine comedian known on stage as "Tato Bores"
* Mauricio Carlos de Onís y Mercklein (1790–1861), Spanish politician and diplomat
*Mauricio Cienfuegos
José Mauricio Cienfuegos (born 12 February 1968) is a Salvadoran former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Cienfuegos began his professional career in 1985 with Racing Junior. He played the next two sea ...
(born 1968), El Salvadoran footballer
* Mauricio Funes (born 1959), president of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014
*Mauricio Galguera (born 1958), Mexican painter
*Mauricio González-Gordon y Diez 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 ...
(1923–2013), Spanish sherry maker and conservationist
* Mauricio Hadad (born 1971), Colombian tennis player
*Mauricio Islas
Mauricio Islas (born Juan Mauricio Islas Ilescas, August 16, 1973) is a Mexican actor. He is best known for his work in telenovelas produced by Televisa, TV Azteca, Telemundo, and Venevision.
Currently, he lives and works in Miami, U.S.
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(born 1973), Mexican actor
* Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008), German-Argentinean composer
* Mauricio Lomonte (born 1982), Cuban radio announcer and television host
* Mauricio Macri (born 1959), president of Argentina
* Mauricio Ortega (athlete) (born 1994), Colombian discus thrower
* Mauricio Ortega (cyclist) (born 1980), Colombian road cyclist
* Mauricio Pochettino (born 1972), football coach
* Mauricio Pellegrino (born 1971), Argentine retired footballer and manager
* Mauricio Pinilla (born 1984), Chilean footballer
*Mauricio Soler
Juan Mauricio Soler Hernández (born January 14, 1983 in Ramiriquí, Boyacá) is a Colombian former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTour team . He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007, winning s ...
(born 1983), Colombian professional road bicycle racer
* Maurício Rua (born 1981), Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter
* Mauricio de Zúñiga (died 1816), Spanish Governor of La Florida in 1812–1813 and 1816
* Mauricio de Sousa (born 1935), Brazilian cartoonist
* Mauricio de María y Campos (born 1943), Mexican ambassador
* Mauricio Macri (born 1959) President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019
References
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Spanish masculine given names