Given name
Mossie
“a dark-skinned man; Moorish”
In English use, Mossie is a diminutive of Maurice. One Latin interpretation is “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Mossie is a diminutive of Maurice. One Latin interpretation is “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Mossie is a diminutive of Maurice. An origin associated with Maurice is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Mossie is a diminutive of Maurice.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1884. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mossie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,056
- 5 boys · 1,051 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 35 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 girls is 5 in 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 35 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 163 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Mossie’s family of names
In English usage, Mossie is a diminutive of Maurice. In English usage, Mossie has a related form in MOZZIE.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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