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Short form of MAUREEN, MAURICE, MORRIS, and other names beginning with a similar sound.

MAUREEN   female   Irish, English
Anglicized form of MÁIRÍN.
MáIRíN   female   Irish
Irish diminutive of MARY.
MARY   female   English, Biblical
Usual English form of Maria, the Latin form of the New Testament Greek names Μαριαμ (Mariam) and Μαρια (Maria) - the spellings are interchangeable - which were from Hebrew מִרְיָם (Miryam), a name borne by the sister of Moses in the Old Testament. The meaning is not known for certain, but there are several theories including "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child". However it was most likely originally an Egyptian name, perhaps derived in part from mry "beloved" or mr "love".

This is the name of several New Testament characters, most importantly Mary the mother of Jesus. According to the gospels, Jesus was conceived in her by the Holy Spirit while she remained a virgin. This name was also borne by Mary Magdalene, a woman cured of demons by Jesus. She became one of his followers and later witnessed his crucifixion and resurrection.

Due to the Virgin Mary this name has been very popular in the Christian world, though at certain times in some cultures it has been considered too holy for everyday use. In England it has been used since the 12th century, and it has been among the most common feminine names since the 16th century. The Latinized form Maria is also used in English as well as in several other languages.

This name has been borne by two queens of England, as well as a Queen of Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots. Another notable bearer was Mary Shelley (1797-1851), the author of 'Frankenstein'. A famous fictional character by this name is Mary Poppins from the children's books by P. L. Travers, first published in 1934.
MAURICE   male   English, French
From the Roman name Mauritius, a derivative of MAURUS. Saint Maurice was a 3rd-century Roman soldier from Egypt. He and the other Christians in his legion were supposedly massacred on the orders of emperor Maximian for refusing to worship Roman gods. Thus, he is the patron saint of infantry soldiers.

This name was borne by a 6th-century Byzantine emperor. Another notable bearer was Maurice of Nassau (called Maurits in Dutch), a 17th-century prince of Orange who helped establish the Dutch Republic. The name has been used in England since the Norman conquest, usually in the spelling Morris or Moris.
MAURUS   male   Late Roman
Latin name which meant "dark skinned". This was the name of numerous early saints, most notably a follower of Saint Benedict.
MORRIS   male   English, Medieval English
Usual medieval form of MAURICE.
MAURICE   male   English, French
From the Roman name Mauritius, a derivative of MAURUS. Saint Maurice was a 3rd-century Roman soldier from Egypt. He and the other Christians in his legion were supposedly massacred on the orders of emperor Maximian for refusing to worship Roman gods. Thus, he is the patron saint of infantry soldiers.

This name was borne by a 6th-century Byzantine emperor. Another notable bearer was Maurice of Nassau (called Maurits in Dutch), a 17th-century prince of Orange who helped establish the Dutch Republic. The name has been used in England since the Norman conquest, usually in the spelling Morris or Moris.
MAURUS   male   Late Roman
Latin name which meant "dark skinned". This was the name of numerous early saints, most notably a follower of Saint Benedict.
FULL FORMS
ENGLISH: Mae, Maleah, Mamie, Maralyn, Maree, Maria, Mariah, Marian, Marianne, Marie, Mariel, Marilyn, Marilynn, Marinda, Marion, Marlyn, Mary, Marylyn, Maura, Maureen, Maurene, Maurice, Maurine, May, Mayme, Merilyn, Merrilyn, Mia, Mimi, Miriam, Moira, Mora, Moreen, Morris, Mya
EQUIVALENTS
ARABIC: Mariam, Maryam
ARMENIAN: Mariam
BASQUE: Maia, Maria, Miren
BELARUSIAN: Maryia
BIBLICAL GREEK: Maria, Mariam
BIBLICAL HEBREW: Miriam
BIBLICAL LATIN: Maria
BIBLICAL: Mary, Miriam
BRETON: Mari
BULGARIAN: Maria, Mariya
CATALAN: Maria, Mariona, Ona
CORSICAN: Maria
CROATIAN: Maja, Mara, Mare, Marica, Marija, Marijeta, Maša, Mojca
CZECH: Madlenka, Maja, Marie, Marika, Máša
DANISH: Maiken, Maja, Majken, Mari, Maria, Marianne, Marie, Mia
DUTCH: Jet, Maaike, Manon, Maria, Marianne, Marieke, Mariëlle, Mariëtte, Marijke, Marijse, Marike, Mariska, Marita, Marja, Marjan, Marjo, Maurits, Meike, Mia, Mieke, Miep, Mies, Mirjam, Ria
ENGLISH: Moe, Mollie, Molly, Pollie, Polly, Reenie
ESTONIAN: Maarika, Maarja, Mare, Mari, Marika, Mirjam
FAROESE: Maria
FINNISH: Jaana, Maaria, Maarika, Maija, Mari, Maria, Marianne, Marika, Marita, Maritta, Marja, Marjaana, Marjatta, Marjo, Marjukka, Marjut, Mauri, Miia, Mirja, Mirjam, Mirjami
FRENCH: Manon, Marianne, Marie, Marielle, Mariette, Marion, Marise, Maurice, Myriam
FRISIAN: Maike, Mareike, Maria
GALICIAN: María
GEORGIAN: Mariam, Mariami, Meri
GERMAN: Maike, Maja, Mareike, Maria, Marianne, Marie, Mariele, Marita, Meike, Mia, Miriam, Mirjam, Mitzi, Moritz, Ria
GREEK: Maria, Marika
HAWAIIAN: Malia, Mele
HEBREW: Miriam
HISTORY: Mariamne
HUNGARIAN: Mara, Mari, Mária, Marica, Marika, Mariska, Móric
ICELANDIC: Mæja, María
IRISH: Máire, Mairenn, Máirín, Mallaidh, Maura, Maureen, Maurine, Moira, Moyra, Muiris
ITALIAN: Maria, Marianna, Mariella, Marietta, Maurizio, Mimi
LATE ROMAN: Mauritius
LATVIAN: Marija
LITHUANIAN: Marija
MACEDONIAN: Maja, Mare, Marija
MANX: Moirrey, Voirrey
MAORI: Mere
MEDIEVAL ENGLISH: Malle, Molle, Morris
NORWEGIAN: Maiken, Maja, Mari, Maria, Marianne, Marie, Mia
OCCITAN: Maria
OLD CHURCH SLAVIC: Maria
PERSIAN: Maryam
POLISH: Maja, Maria, Marika, Maryla, Marzena, Maurycy
PORTUGUESE: Maria, Mariana, Mariazinha, Maurício
ROMANIAN: Maria
RUSSIAN: Manya, Maria, Mariya, Marya, Maryana, Masha
SAMI: Márjá
SCOTTISH: Màiri, Maura, Moira, Moyra
SERBIAN: Maja, Mara, Marica, Marija
SLOVAK: Maja, Mária, Marika
SLOVENE: Maja, Mare, Marica, Marija, Maša, Mirjam, Mojca
SPANISH (LATIN AMERICAN): Maritza
SPANISH: María, Marita, Mauricio
SWEDISH: Maja, Majken, Mari, Maria, Marianne, Marie, Mia, My
TURKISH: Meryem
UKRAINIAN: Maria, Mariya
UYGHUR: Meryem
WELSH: Mair, Mairwen, Mari, Meuric, Meurig
YIDDISH: Mirele
OTHER FORMS
AMERICAN (HISPANIC): Mayra
CROATIAN: Mirjana
ENGLISH: Marigold, Marion, Merrick, Myra
FRENCH: Maëlys, Mailys, Maylis
ITALIAN: Maura, Mauro
LATE ROMAN: Maura, Maurus
MACEDONIAN: Mirjana
PORTUGUESE (BRAZILIAN): Mauro
SCOTTISH: Mhairi
SERBIAN: Mirjana
SLOVENE: Mirjana
SPANISH (LATIN AMERICAN): Mayra
SPANISH: Maura