- Mauritius (given name)
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Mauritius or Mauricius is a Latin masculine given name, a derivative of Maurus. It means "dark-skinned, Moorish".[1] It gave origin to the following given names in other languages:
- Mauricio, Spanish
- Maurizio, Italian
- Maurice, French
- Maurits, Dutch
- Maurycy, Polish
- Μαυρίκιος (Mavrikios), Greek
- Маврикий (Mavrikiy), Russian
- Meurig, Welsh
- Moritz, German
- Morris, English
- Muiris, Irish
The South Slavic name Mirče (German: Mirtsche, Romanian: Mircea) could be Germanized as "Moritz".[2]
The name may refer to:
- Saint Mauritius, more commonly known as Saint Maurice
References
Categories:- Latin masculine given names
- Place names
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