Morris
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A name with two main roots in these excerpts: a Latin form linked to Maurice, and an Irish-Scottish form associated with “sea warrior.”
Meaning
In these excerpts, Morris is treated as the old French/Old English form related to Maurice, ultimately tied to the Latin name Maurus, “Moor.” The same source also notes a frequent Irish and once common Scottish Morris as an imitation of the Gaelic Moriertagh, explained as “sea warrior.”
Origin
LatinIrishScottishGaelicmasculine
Fun fact
The excerpt says Morris survived more as a surname in English, while as a Christian name it was absorbed into the Latin spelling Maurice.
Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names.