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Maurice (bishop)
Maurice is a traditionally masculine given name, also used as a surname. It originates as a French name derived from the Latin Mauritius or Mauricius and was subsequently used in other languages. Its popularity is due to Mauritius, a saint of the Theban Legion (died 287). ''Mauritius'' is otherwise attested as a given name of the Roman Empire period, in origin meaning "one from Mauritania", i.e. "the Moor". Forms in other languages include: Latvian Māris, Spanish Mauricio, Portuguese Maurício, Italian Maurizio, Dutch Maurits, Greek Μαυρίκιος (Mavrikios), Russian Маврикий (Mavrikiy), German Moritz, Czech Mořic, English Morris. In the form Morris, it is also used as a secularized version of the Jewish name Moishe. Given name ;Late Antiquity to Middle Ages *Saint Maurice also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius (died 287), Roman legionnaire and Christian martyr *Maurice (emperor) or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor * Maurice (bish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mārcis
Mārcis is a Latvian masculine given name and may refer to: *Mārcis Auziņš (born 1956), Latvian physicist * Mārcis Ošs (born 1991), Latvian footballer * Mārcis Rullis (born 1979), Latvian bobsledder *Mārcis Štrobinders Mārcis Štrobinders (born 12 June 1966) is a Latvian athlete. He competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), o ... (born 1966), Latvian track and field athlete References {{DEFAULTSORT:Marcis Latvian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |