Portuguese use
Source-reporteda male given name, equivalent to English Maurice
Source for this definition
- Maurício — Portuguese definition (English Wiktionary via Kaikki)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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[maʊ̯ˈɾi.sju] · Portuguese (Brazil)
01 / Meaning & origin
Maurício is a masculine given name documented in Portuguese.
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a male given name, equivalent to English Maurice
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04 / Through time
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Mauricio— “Moorish”
Mauricio, _m._ _Port._ _Span._ Lat. Moorish, 201
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.
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