# Maurice

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /məˈɹis/ · frequency rank #10,234

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Morris.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic, equivalent to English Morris.

## Etymology
From Middle English Maurice, from Late Latin Mauritius, derived from Maurus (“Moor; dark, swarthy”). Popularized by a 3rd-century Roman soldier martyr.

## Easily confused with
- **Marie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marie-vs-maurice)
- **marine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marine-vs-maurice)
- **malice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malice-vs-maurice)
- **matrices** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/matrices-vs-maurice)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amurice`, `maruice`, `mauirce`, `maurcie`, `mauricce`, `mauriec`, `maurrice`, `mmaurice`, `muarice`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/maurice