Given name
Mauritius
“a dark-skinned man; Moorish”
Mauritius is a variant of Maurice. One Latin interpretation is “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mauritius is a variant of Maurice. One Latin interpretation is “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
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Where it comes from
Mauritius is a variant of Maurice. An origin associated with Maurice is Late Latin.
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Mauritius’s family of names
In Latin usage, Mauritius shares a linguistic root with the English form America. Mauritius has a related form in Maurice. In English usage, Mauritius has a conventional equivalent in the French form Maurice.
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Around the world
Mauritius has relatives in 10 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 2
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Across languages 20
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People named Mauritius
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