Mauricio (given name)
Mauricio is a Spanish masculine given name, equivalent to English Maurice, is derived from the Roman Mauritius. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "dark-skinned, Moorish".[1]
The following are the equivalents in other languages:
- Maurice, English
- Morris, English
- Mauricio, Spanish, Portuguese
- Maurice, French
- Moritz, German
- Maurizio, Italian
- Maurits, Dutch
People
- Mauricio Borensztein, Argentinean comedian known on stage as "Tato Bores".
- Mauricio Carlos de Onís y Mercklein, Spanish politician and diplomat
- Mauricio Cienfuegos, Soccer player from El Salvador
- Mauricio Funes, President of El Salvador
- Mauricio Galguera, Mexican painter (born 1958)
- Mauricio González-Gordon y Diez, Spanish sherry maker and conservationist
- Mauricio Hadad, Colombian tennis player
- Mauricio Islas, Mexican actor
- Mauricio Kagel, German-Argentinean composer
- Mauricio Macri, Argentinian politician, Head of Government of the City of Buenos Aires
- Mauricio Ortega (athlete) (born 1994), Colombian discus thrower
- Mauricio Ortega (cyclist) (born 1980), Colombian road cyclist
- Mauricio Soler, Colombian professional road bicycle racer
- Maurício Rua, Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter
- Mauricio Umansky, high-end realtor, who appears on the Bravo TV reality shows Real Housewives of Beverly Hills with his wife Kyle Richards, and on Million Dollar Listing with fellow Hilton & Hyland realtor Josh Altman
- Mauricio de Zúñiga, Spanish Governor of La Florida in 1812-13 and 1816.