Maurice

Maurice is a given name used as a name or surname. It originates as a French name derived from the Roman Mauritius and was subsequently used in English speaking countries as well. It is of Latin origin, meaning "dark-skinned, Moorish", and might refer to:

Contents 1 Given name 2 First name 3 Surname 4 In fiction 5 Places 6 Other 7 See also

Given name

This section lists people commonly referred to solely by this name.

• Maurice (emperor), aka Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539-602), a Byzantine emperor
• Saint Maurice, aka St. Moritz (died 287), Swiss leader and martyr of the third century Roman Theban Legion.
• Maurice (bishop), bishop of London
• Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521-1553), German Saxon nobleman
• Maurice of Nassau (1567-1625), Prince of Orange, stadtholder of the Netherlands

First name

• Maurice de Hirsch (1831–96), German philanthropist
• Maurice Merleau-Ponty, (1908-61) French phenomenological philosopher and author of Phenomenology of Perception
• Maurice Bambier, (1925-94), French politician
• Maurice Hinchey, American politician
• Maurice Malpas, Scottish footballer
• Maurice Ravel, (1875-1937), French composer
• Maurice Richard, French-Canadian hockey player
• Maurice LaMarche, Canadian voice actor
• Maurice Leblanc, French author of Arsene Lupin novels
• Maurice Rozenthal, French ice hockey player
• Maurice Sendak, American writer and illustrator of children's literature

Surname

• Ann Maurice (born 1951), Californian home stager, known as "The House Doctor"
• Emil Maurice (1897-1972), German watchmaker and senior Nazi Party official
• Frederick Denison Maurice (1805-1872), British author, theologian, and socialist
• Frederick Barton Maurice (1871-1951), soldier and academic
• James Wilkes Maurice (1775-1857), Royal Navy officer
• John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen (1604–1679), Dutch prince, count, and governor of Dutch Brazilian possessions
• John Frederick Maurice (1841-1912), soldier and military writer
• Paul Maurice (born 1967), Canadian professional NHL hockey coach

In fiction

• Maurice (novel), 1913 novel by British author E. M. Forster (published 1971)
• Maurice (film), 1987 British feature film based on the novel by E.M. Forster
• Maurice (Shelley), children's story by Mary Shelley *Maurice, the name of Belle's father in the 1991 Disney film Beauty and the Beast
• "Maurice", a character in the 2005 film Madagascar
• The Amazing Maurice, from The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett
• Maurice Moss, a character from the British sitcom The IT Crowd
• "Maurice", Samantha Stevens' warlock father in the sitcom, Bewitched, played by Maurice Evans.

Places

• Maurice, Iowa, small city in the United States
• Maurice, Louisiana, village in the United States
• Maurice River, tributary of the Delaware River in the US state of New Jersey
• L'Île Maurice, the French for Mauritius.

Other

• Maurice Lacroix, Swiss manufacturer of mechanical timepieces, clocks, and watches
• Maurices, retail clothing chain

See also

• Morris (disambiguation)
• Moritz (disambiguation)

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