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 Mauricius. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "dark-skinned, Moorish".[1]

Maurice might refer to:

Given name

• Maurice (emperor), aka Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539-602), a Byzantine emperor
• Saint Maurice, aka St. Moritz (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, Elector of Saxony (1521-1553), German Saxon nobleman
• Maurice Gibb (1949–2003), British singer, songwriter and member of the BeeGees brothers
• Maurice Greene (athlete) (b. 1974), American sprinter; former world record holder for the 100m
• Maurice Jarre (b. 1924), French composer of film scores
• Maurice Jones-Drew (American football), American athlete and player for the NFL Jacksonville Jaguars
• Maurice Josey (1870-1938), British artist and mosaicist
• Maurice Joshua, American house music producer and remixer
• Maurice Kendall (1907-83), British statistician
• 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 Merleau-Ponty (1908-1961), French philosopher and phenomenologist
• Maurice Moucheraud (b. 1933), French Olympic medalist and road cyclist
• Maurice Moynihan (b. 1985), Australian bass player and vocalist for Pink Bullet
• Maurice Papon, (1910-2007), French politician
• Maurice Peeters (1882-1957), Dutch Olympic medalist and track cyclist athlete
• Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), French Impressionist classical composer
• Maurice Richard (1921-2000), Canadian Hall of Fame hockey player
• Maurice Richards aka Rich Boy (b. 1983), American rapper and stage performer
• Maurice Schutz (1866-1955), French film actor
• Maurice Sendak (b. 1928), American author and illustration of children's literature
• Maurice Smith (decathlon) (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 Voron, French rugby league footballer
• Maurice White (b. 1941), American musician and front man for the group, Earth, Wind & Fire
• Maurice Williams (American football) (b. 1979), 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 (musician) (b. 1938), American doo-wop and soul artist; lead singer of the Zodiacs

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 Maurice (1805-1872), British author, theologian, and socialist
• Frederick Barton Maurice (1871-1951), soldier and academic
• 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 (b. 1967), Canadian professional NHL hockey coach

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Literature and film

• Maurice (novel), a 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), a children's story by Mary Shelley

Place names

• Maurice, Iowa, a small city in the United States
• Maurice, Louisiana, a village in the United States
• Maurice River, a tributary of the Delaware River in the US state of New Jersey

Other uses

• Maurice Lacroix, a Swiss manufacturer of mechanical timepieces, clocks, and watches
• A "sexy nickname" for the singer of The Joker.

See also

• Mauritius
• Morris