Maurizio

Maurizio

Pronunciation	[ma.u.ˈrit.tsjo]
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	Dark-skinned, Moorish
Region of origin	Italy
Other names
Related names	Mauricio, Spanish Maurice, French Maurits, Dutch Maurycy, Polish Μαυρίκιος (Mavrikios), Greek Маврикий (Mavrikiy), Russian Meurig, Welsh Moritz, German Morris, English Muiris, Irish

Maurizio is an Italian masculine given name, derived from the Roman name Mauritius. Mauritius is a derivative of Maurus, meaning dark-skinned, Moorish.

List of people with the given name Maurizio

Art and music

• Maurizio Arcieri (born 1945), singer
• Maurizio Bianchi (born 1955), pioneer of noise music
• Maurizio Cattelan (born 1960), artist
• Maurizio Cazzati (1616–1678), composer
• Maurizio Colasanti (born 1966), conductor
• Maurizio De Jorio, italo disco and Eurobeat musician
• Maurizio Lobina (born 1973), keyboardist
• Maurizio Pollini (born 1942), classical pianist
• Maurizio, minimal techno production duo
• Maurizio Iacono (born 1975), singer for Death Metal band Kataklysm

Film, television, and media

• Maurizio Costanzo (born 1938), television personality
• Maurizio De Santis, film producer
• Maurizio Giuliano (born 1975), writer and journalist
• Maurizio Merli (1940–1989), film actor
• Maurizio Nichetti (born 1948), film screenwriter, actor and director
• Maurizio Silvi, Italian make-up artist
• Maurizio Rosazza Prin, Masterchef Italia (Second season) contestant.

Military and politics

• Maurizio Bevilacqua (born 1960), Canadian politician
• Maurizio Cheli (born 1959), air force officer and ESA astronaut
• Maurizio Cocciolone (born 1960), Italian Air Force officer who served with UN Coalition forces
• Maurizio Galbaio (died 787), seventh traditional and fifth historical Doge of Venice
• Maurizio Gasparri (born 1956), politician
• Maurizio Giglio (1920-1944), Italian soldier, policeman and secret agent for the Allies during World War II
• Maurizio Lupi (born 1959), Italian politician

Sports

• Maurizio Anastasi (born 1977), football midfielder
• Maurizio Arrivabene (born 1957), Italian Team Principal of Scuderia Ferrari (2014-present)
• Maurizio Ciaramitaro (born 1982), football midfielder
• Maurizio Damilano (born 1957), former race walker
• Maurizio Domizzi (born 1980), football defender
• Maurizio Fondriest (born 1965), retired road racing cyclist
• Maurizio Ganz (born 1968), former football forward
• Maurizio Gaudino (born 1966), German retired football midfielder
• Maurizio Gherardini (born 1955), sportsman
• Maurizio Lanzaro (born 1982), footballer
• Maurizio Marchetto (born 1956), former ice speed skater
• Maurizio Margaglio (born 1974), ice dancer
• Maurizio Oioli (born 1981), male skeleton racer
• Maurizio Perissinot (1951–2004), rally co-driver
• Maurizio Stecca (born 1963), former boxer
• Maurizio Zaffiri (born 1978), rugby player

Other

• Maurizio Di Gati (born 1966), Sicilian mafioso
• Maurizio Gucci (1948–1995), businessman
• Maurizio Minghella (born 1958), serial killer
• Maurizio Molinari (born 1964), journalist
• Maurizio Scarpari (born 1950), sinologist
• Maurizio Zamparini (born 1941), businessman