The vernacular English form Moris is witnessed in 1379 in the relational byname Morissoñ (WRYPT1 p. 292).
In Ireland, Maurice was used as an anglicization of Muircheartach.
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1348 Mauritij (gen) chlumecky 11;
1349 Mauritij (gen) ibid. 17;
1356 Mauricij (gen) ibid. 131
- Denmark
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- Danish
- ● 1581 Mauritz KD-1 no. 362,
Mouritz ibid. no. 362
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1222 Mauricius (nom) StPaulDom p. 7;
1240 Mauricii (gen) ibid. p. 120,
Mauricum (acc) ibid. p. 121;
1299 Mauricius (nom) ComWil-vol1 p. 3;
1485–1486 Mauricio (abl) CovGuild-2 p. 62,
Mores (nom) ibid. p. 79;
1559 Morris (nom) StMartF p. 60
- Early Modern English
- ● 1530 Morys LIWill-III p. 34;
1532–1533 Morres CovGuild-2 p. 109;
1534 Mores ibid. p. 132;
1539 Moryshe BarnstapleBap p. 1;
1540 Morrys ibid. p. 1;
1542 Morrs ibid. p. 2;
1560 Moris RegSASel p. 6;
1560/1 Moris ibid. p. 7;
1562 Moryshe BarnstapleBap p. 12;
1564 Morice BEmar-vol1 p. 7;
1565 Mawryce BEmar-vol2 p. 30;
1569 Maurice bruton-vol1 p. 38;
1572 Maurice ibid. p. 40;
1575/6 Morris BEmar-vol1 p. 9;
1580 Moris BEmar-vol2 p. 96;
1581 Maurice bruton-vol1 p. 44;
1582 Morris DEmar-vol2 p. 7;
1587 Maurice bruton-vol1 p. 47;
1588 Maurice ibid. p. 8,
Morice BUmar-vol2 p. 64,
Morris StAnthonlin p. 33;
1589 Maurice bruton-vol1 p. 48,
Morris DEmar-vol2 p. 19;
1590 Maurice bruton-vol1 p. 49,
Morice BUmar-vol2 p. 65;
1593 Maurice bruton-vol1 p. 53;
1597 Maurice ibid. p. 55;
1598 Maurice ibid. p. 56;
1599 Morris DEmar-vol2 p. 42
- ◑ 1541 Morry BarnstapleBap p. 2
- France
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- Latin
- ● 1101x1129 Mauricius (nom) CartStPC XXXIII;
1138x62 Mauricii (gen) clairvaux-12thc 66;
1201 Mauritii (gen) NDParisII 2-XLVIII;
1301 Mauricii (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 176,
Mauricius (nom) ibid. p. 206;
1378 Mauricio (dat) hanquetvol1 623;
1471 Mauricio (abl) MHCG2 234
- ◑ c823 Mauriciolus (nom) irminon-vol2 29, CE
- Old French
- ● 1292 Morise (obl) HistHdVParis p. 112;
1296 Morise paris1296 p. 56,
(obl) HistHdVParis p. 131;
1297 Morise (obl) ibid. p. 136;
1298 Morise (obl) ibid. p. 139,
Morize (obl) ibid. p. 139;
1299 Morise (obl) ibid. p. 146;
1313 Morise Paris1313 p. 9
- ◑ 1301 Mouret (obl) MemPic-vol17 p. 292
- Middle French
- ● 1386 Morice MemBret-II col. 513;
1493 Morice MSR1838 p. 376
- ◑ 1421 Moriset favier 65;
1563 Moricet RegPCC-1 p. 533
- Germany
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- Early New High German
- ● 1403 Mauritze (nom) mairhofer DCLXXIV;
1497 Moritz Nurn1497 1628
- Hungary
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- Latin
- ● 1351 Mauricy (gen) CDH-IX-II I
- Ireland
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- Latin
- ● fin12thC Mauricius (nom) MunDocIr III, p. 22,
Moricius (nom) ibid. III, p. 13,
Moriz (nom) ibid. III, p. 6;
1430 Mauricii (gen) RegOct 47,
Mauricium (acc) ibid. 89;
1431 Mauricio (dat) ibid. 92;
1433 Mauricio (abl) ibid. 57;
1434 Mauricio (dat) ibid. 64,
Mauricium (acc) ibid. 64,
Mauricius (nom) ibid. 117;
1435 Mauricio (abl) ibid. 68;
1460 Moricio (abl) ibid. 28;
1496 Mauricio (abl) ibid. 35
- Early Modern English
- ● 1540 Maurice Fiants-1 109
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 584 Mauricio (abl) CartYonne1 III;
1326 Mauritio (abl) Friuli-14thC no. 437
- Latvia
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- Latin
- ● 1290 Mauricio (dat) RigSB 345;
1291 Mauricio (dat) ibid. 348
- Poland
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- Latin
- ● 1228 Mauritius (nom) hennes-vol1 p. 81
- Scotland
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- Latin
- ● 1376 Mauricio (dat) morton-vol1 16,
Moricio (dat) ibid. 16
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 1195 Mauritius (nom) CartHaut 29;
1214 Maricius (nom) ibid. 32;
1236 Mauricium (acc) ibid. 41,
Mauricius (nom) ibid. 41
- Wales
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- Latin
- ● 1185xc1208 Meuric (nom) Pryce-1st no. 4;
1198 Meuryg (gen) ibid. no. 5,
Meyrug (nom) ibid. no. 5;
1206 Meuric (abl) ibid. no. 9;
1208 Meurig (abl) ibid. no. 6,
Meyrig (nom) ibid. no. 6;
1453 Meurig (nom) ArchCambIII p. 69;
1455 Meurig (nom) ibid. p. 258;
1456 Meuric (nom) ibid. p. 258,
Meurig (nom) ibid. p. 258
- Early Modern English
- ● 1577 Morice RegLlantrithyd p. 61;
1584 Morice ibid. p. 33;
1591 Mirick ibid. p. 35,
Myricke ibid. p. 62;
1597 Myryk ibid. p. 1;
1599 Mirick ibid. p. 1
- Welsh
- ● 1560 Moryce RegCon1 p. 19;
1583 Moris ibid. p. 40
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Maurice". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Maurice.