Given name & surname
Moris
“a dark-skinned man; Moorish”
Moris is a variant of Morris. In Latin use, Morris carries the interpretation “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Moris is a variant of Morris. In Latin use, Morris carries the interpretation “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Moris is a romanization of Maurice. An origin associated with this spelling is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Moris is a variant of Morris. The history of Morris gives this family its wider story. Morris was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Moris through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 262
- 262 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 11 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 834 as a first name in 2020; 1,082 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Moris’s family of names
In Breton usage, Moris has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Mauricio. In English usage, Moris has a related form in Morris. In Norwegian usage, Moris has a conventional equivalent in the German form Moritz.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Moris has relatives in 4 languages.
7 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 6
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Moris
- Morisi KvitelashviliRussian-Georgian figure skaterborn 1995
- Mounir MouradEgyptian actor and musician (1922–1981)
- Moris CarrozzieriItalian footballerborn 1980
- Moris FarhiTurkish-British writer (1935–2019)
- Moris PotskhishviliGeorgian poet1930–1993
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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