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Meaning of Maurice | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
məˈɹis

Definitions

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

Equivalents

العربية موريس
Català Maurici
Čeština Mořic
Cymraeg Morus
Dansk Mourits
Deutsch Moritz
Ελληνικά Μαυρίκιος
Español mauricio
Suomi mauri
Français Maurice
Gaeilge Muiris
Magyar mór Móric
Italiano Maurizio
Kurdî mor mor
Latviešu Māris
Nederlands Maurits
Polski Maurycy
Português Maurício
Русский Маврикий
Svenska Mauritz

Examples

“For some reason I am a man known by his surname; I might never have been christened for all the use my friends make of the rather affected Maurice my literary parents gave me.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Maurice River Mauriceau Maurician Mauricie Mauricio Mauriello

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