Given name & surname
Moriz
“a dark-skinned man; Moorish”
Moriz is a variant of Morris. In Latin use, Morris carries the interpretation “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Moriz is a variant of Morris. In Latin use, Morris carries the interpretation “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Moriz is a variant of Morris. The history of Morris gives this family its wider story. Morris was in use during the Middle Ages.
Explained through its name family
Moriz’s family of names
Moriz has a related form in Morris. In German usage, Moriz has a related form in Moritz. In German usage, Moriz has a related form in Moritz.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Moriz
- Moriz RosenthalPolish pianist1862–1946
- Moriz WinternitzAustrian Indologist (1863–1937)
- Moriz HauptGerman philologist (1808–1874)
- Moriz BenediktAustrian newspaper editor (1849-1920)
- Moriz CarrièreGerman philosopher and historian1817–1895
- Moriz von LynckerGerman general (1853–1932)
- Moriz HennebergerSwiss chess player (1878-1959)
- Moriz SassiAustrian ornithologist (1880-1967)
- Moriz HeiderAustrian dentist (1816–1866)
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