Latin origin
Source-reportedA vernacular form of the Latin saints' name Mauritius, and less often of Maurus.
Sources for this account (5)
- Wiktionary: MauriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: MauriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- French Wiktionary: MauriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Polish Wiktionary: MauriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Russian Wiktionary: MauriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

