Given name & surname
Mauricius
“Maurus”·“-icus”
Mauricius is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Latin.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mauricius is built from elements meaning “Maurus” and “-icus”.
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How it developed
From Ancient Greek Μαυρίκιος, built from Latin Maurus + -icus.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mauricius’s family of names
In Latin usage, Mauricius has a later derivative in Maurizio. In Latin usage, Mauricius has a conventional equivalent in the German form Moritz. In Latin usage, Mauricius has a related form in Mauritius.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Mauricius has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Mauricius comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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