Baby name
RISING
🇩🇪 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Maurice
/maw · REES OR MAW · ris/
Meaning
“Dark-skinned or Moorish”
French form of Latin Mauritius, from Maurus meaning dark-skinned or Moorish; a name with medieval European pedigree through St. Maurice.
Nicknames
mo · maury
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Formally elegant; cycles between sophisticated and stuffy but ages with dignity.
The cultural moment.
Common in France and the US through the early-to-mid 20th century; due for a quiet comeback.