Baby name

FADING BOY · LATIN-DUTCH
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Mauritius

/maw · RIT · see · us/


“Dark-skinned or Moorish”

Latin form of Maurice, naming the island nation in the Indian Ocean; used as a given name mainly in German-speaking and Dutch-speaking countries.

mauri · rits

elegant

How it ages.

Grand and unusual; more place-name than personal name in most people's minds.

The cultural moment.

Rare as a given name; occasional historical use in the Netherlands and Germany.