What is the name meaning of MAURI. Phrases containing MAURI
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MAURI
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Spanish
Feminine of Maurice: dark;dark-skinned.
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Latin
Feminine of Maurice, meaning dark, or dark-skinned.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Moores.Dutch : from the personal name Maurits (see Morris).
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Spanish
Feminine of Maurice: dark;dark-skinned.
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Hindu
Dark skinned, Moor
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Roman Latin Maurice, MAURI means "dark-skinned; Moor."Â
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Tamil
Dark skinned, Moor
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey).Welsh : Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1).German : variant of Moritz.Americanized form of any of various like-sounding Jewish surnames (see Morse).Morris was the name of an extensive and powerful family in colonial North America, whose members played a leading part in the emergence of the nation. They were descended from Richard Morris (d. 1672), who fought in Oliver Cromwell’s army and then became a merchant in Barbados. His son Lewis (1671–1746) established the “manor†of Morrisania in NY. His grandson, Lewis (1726–98), third owner of that manor, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Two other grandsons, Richard and Gouverneur, were also key figures in the Revolution. Their half-brother Staats Morris (1728–1800) was a general in the British army who was appointed governor of Quebec.
Boy/Male
Australian, French, German, Italian, Latin
Italian Form of Maurice; Dark-skinned; Moorish
Male
English
Contracted form of Roman Latin Mauricius, MAURICE means "dark-skinned; Moor." Introduced to Britain by the Normans. Infrequently used by the French and English.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Maureen, MAURINE means "obstinacy, rebelliousness" or "their rebellion."
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Mauricius, MAURIZIO means "dark-skinned; Moor."
Girl/Female
Latin
Feminine of Maurice, meaning dark, or dark-skinned.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Moores.Dutch : nickname for a man of swarthy complexion or ethnic name for a North African, from moor ‘Moor’ (see Moore 2).Dutch : patronymic from a short form of the Latin personal name Mauritius (see Morris 1).
Male
Dutch
, a Moor.
Girl/Female
Latin
Feminine of Maurice, meaning dark, or dark-skinned.
Male
Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Latin Mauricius, MAURICIO means "dark-skinned; Moor."
Surname or Lastname
English, Welsh, and Scottish
English, Welsh, and Scottish : variant of Morris.Dutch and North German : variant of Moritz.French : variant of Maurice.Latvian : nickname for a dark person, from Moris ‘Moor’, ‘Negro’. Compare Moore 2.Lithuanian : possibly a nickname from morỹs ‘lazy person’.
Girl/Female
Italian
Bitter.
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Welsh
Welsh : from the Welsh personal name Meurig, a form of Maurice, Latin Mauritius (see Morris).English : from an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, composed of the Germanic elements meri, mari ‘fame’ + rīc ‘power’.Scottish : habitational name from a place near Minigaff in the county of Dumfries and Galloway, so called from Gaelic meurach ‘branch or fork of a road or river’.Irish : when not Welsh or English in origin, probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mearadhaigh (see Merry).
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Biblical
This purchase, this lamentation.
Girl/Female
Australian, Hebrew
Bee
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Sound safe, healthy
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American, British, English
From the Bird Hill
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Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Respected
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Hindu
Girl/Female
English
Derived from the Brittish Nottinghamshire place name of Annesley. From Ann's meadow. From the awe...
Girl/Female
Welsh
Winged.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
The Learned One
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh, Telugu
Crowd; Birth; Lover
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A harmless lizard of the Gecko family (Platydactylus Mauritianicus) found in Southern Europe and adjacent countries, especially among old walls and ruins.
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A small insectivore (Centetes ecaudatus), native of Madagascar, but introduced also into the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius; -- called also tanrec. The name is applied to other allied genera. See Tendrac.
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The leaves of an orchid (Angraecum fragrans), of the islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, used (in France) as a substitute for Chinese tea.
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A large, extinct bird (Didus ineptus), formerly inhabiting the Island of Mauritius. It had short, half-fledged wings, like those of the ostrich, and a short neck and legs; -- called also dronte. It was related to the pigeons.
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A member of the Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of the Benedictines, originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century. The Maurists have been distinguished for their interest in literature.
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A name given to several kinds of wood with an unpleasant smell, as that of the Foetidia Mauritiana of the Mauritius, and that of the South African Ocotea bullata.
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A large extinct bird (Pezophaps solitaria) which formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called also solitary.