Its ranking then was #82. Morris is primarily used in English and its language of origin is Latin. † Pronunciation for Morris: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)".
mor-ris, mo-rr-is ] The baby boy name Morris is pronounced as MAOR-ihS- †. See the popularity of the girl's name Morris over time, plus its meaning, origin, common sibling names, and more in BabyCenter's Baby Names tool. In 2018, among the group of boy names directly related to Morris, Moses was the most popular. Morris is an unusual baby name for boys. Morris is a name that's been used primarily by parents who are considering baby names for boys. See also the related categories, medieval, english, latin, revival, and anglicized. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is now of irregular use. Its usage peaked modestly in 1912 with 0.212% of baby boys being named Morris. In addition, Morris is an English form of the English and French name Maurice. It saw a revival in recent times from the transferred use of the surname, which is itself originally derived from the first name. Morris is a very popular first name for men (#278 out of 1220, Top 23%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#56 out of 150436, Top 1%). The name Morris is widely used; it has 27 forms.
Origin of the name Morris: Variant of Maurice, a borrowing from the French which is derived from the Late Latin Mauritius (Moorish), a derivative of Maurus (a Moor). The name Morris is a boy's name of English origin meaning "dark-skinned".. Morris is as quiet and comfortable as a Morris chair, and has the same vintage feel. Morris is an unusual baby name for boys. All rights reserved. Its usage peaked modestly in 1912 with 0.212% of baby boys being named Morris. Once a Top 100 name in the early 1900s, Morris fell completely off the roster in 1995, probably due to lingering fallout from his identification with Morris the cat's ("the world's most finicky cat") 9 Lives cat food commercials. Forms include Moree, Mori, Morice, Moricz, Morie, Morino, Moriss, Moritz, Moriz, Morree, Morrel, Morrese, Morrey, Morri, Morrice, Morrill, Morrise, Morriss, Morrisson, Morry, Morrys, Mory, and Mouris. Its ranking then was #82. This spelling was popular during the medieval period, but it later fell into disuse.
Variant forms inherit the origin and meaning of the name Morris. Among Jews, the name is also used as an Anglicized form of Moses. The baby name has since fallen from favor, and is now of irregular use. [ 2 syll. (2000 U.S. CENSUS) Morris reached its peak position of #95 in the U.S. in the 1910s, and is currently at #1565. Learn about the baby name Morris including baby name meaning, gender, origin, and more. Copyright © 2009-2020 Baby Names Pedia. The name Morris means Dark Skinned and is of Latin origin. Find out more about the name Morris at BabyNames.com.
Baby names that sound like Morris include Mauris, Morice, Moris, Moriss, Morrice, Mouris, Manraj, Manric, Marcas, Marceau, Marci, Marcio, Marco, Marcos, Marcous, Marcoux, Marcus, Marcuss, Marek, and Marka. The Moors were a Muslim people of mixed Arab and Berber descent; thus the name came to mean "dark" or "swarthy" in reference to their coloring. Other English forms include the contracted form Mo, the pet forms Moe, Morey, Morrie, and Moss (also used in Irish), and the spelling variant Moris (also used in Spanish). See also the related form, the name Demorris.
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