Maurice
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Maurice is a name used as a given name or surname. It is a French and English name, derived from the Roman Mauricius. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "dark-skinned, Moorish".[1]
Maurice might refer to:
- Maurice (emperor), aka Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539-602), a Byzantine emperor
- Saint Maurice, aka St. Mortiz (d. 287), Swiss leader and martyr of the third century Roman Theban Legion.
- Maurice (bishop), a bishop of London
- Maurice Chevalier, a French actor
- Maurice Clarett (b. 1983), American athlete and former Ohio State football player
- Maurice Gibb (1949–2003), British singer, songwriter and member of the BeeGees brothers
- Maurice Jarre (b. 1924), French composer of film scores
- Maurice Josey (1870-1938), British artist and mosaicist
- Maurice Joshua, American house music producer and remixer
- Maurice Krafft (1946-1991), French scientist and volcanologist; spouse of Katia Krafft
- Maurice Leyland (1900-1967), Yorkshire and England cricketer
- Maurice Maeterlinck, a Belgian writer and Nobel Prize winner
- Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521-1553), German Saxon nobleman
- Maurice Moucheraud (b. 1933), French Olympic medalist and road cyclist
- Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961), French philosopher and phenomenologist
- Maurice Peeters (1882-1957), Dutch Olympic medalist and track cyclist athlete
- Maurice Richard (1921-2000), Canadian Hall of Fame hockey player
- Maurice Richards aka Rich Boy (b. 1983), American rapper and stage performer
- Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), French Impressionist classical composer
- Maurice Schutz (1866-1955), French film actor
- Maurice Sendak (b. 1928), American author and illustration of children's literature
- Maurice Smith (b.1980), Jamaican decathlete
- Maurice Thiriet (1906-1972), French composer of classical and film music
- Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955), French painter who specialized in cityscapes
- Maurice White (b. 1941), American musician and front man for the group, Earth, Wind & Fire
- Maurice Williams (musician) (b. 1938), American doo-wop and soul artist; lead singer of the Zodiacs
- Maurice Jones-Drew (American football), American athlete and player for the NFL Jacksonville Jaguars
- Maurice Williams (basketball) (b. 1982), American athlete and player for the NBA Milwaukee Bucks
- Maurice Williams (American football) (b. 1979), American athlete and player for the NFL Jacksonville Jaguars
Maurice as a surname:
- Ann Maurice (b. 1951), Californian home stager, known as "The House Doctor"
- Emil Maurice (1897-1972), German watchmaker and senior Nazi Party official
- Frederick Barton Maurice (1871-1951), soldier and academic
- John Frederick Maurice (1841-1912), soldier and military writer
- John Frederick Denison Maurice (1805-1872), British author, theologian, and socialist
- John Maurice of Nassau (1604–1679), Dutch prince, count, and governor of Dutch Brazilian possessions
- Paul Maurice (b. 1967), Canadian professional NHL hockey coach
Maurice might also refer to:
- Maurice (novel), a 1971 novel by British author E. M. Forster
- Maurice (film), 1987 British feature film based on the novel by E.M. Forster
- Maurice (Shelley), a children's story by Mary Shelley
- Maurice, Louisiana, a village in Louisiana, United States
- Maurice River, a tributary of the Delaware River in the US state of New Jersey
- Maurice Lacroix, a Swiss manufacturer of mechanical timepieces, clocks, and watches
- Maurice, a fictional character in Canadian television series, Kids Next Door
- Maurice, a fictional talking cat from the book The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents