Maurice

Maurice is a name used as a given name or surname. It is a French and has become an English name, derived from the Roman Mauritius. It is of Latin origin, meaning "dark-skinned, Moorish", and might refer to:

Given 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 Bambier (1925 - 1994), 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 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 Madagascar film
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 Steven's 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