Given name

Moriss

“a dark-skinned man; Moorish”

Moriss is a variant of Morris. In Latin use, Morris carries the interpretation “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Moriss is a variant of Morris. In Latin use, Morris carries the interpretation “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”

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The story

Moriss is a variant of Morris. The history of Morris gives this family its wider story. Morris was in use during the Middle Ages.

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Moriss’s family of names

In English usage, Moriss has a related form in Morris.

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