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Maurie Robinson
Maurie is a masculine given name, sometimes a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Maurice (name), Maurice. People named Maurie include: * Maurie Beasy (1896–1979), Australian rules footballer * Maurie Collins (1876–1943), Australian rules footballer * Maurie Connell (1902–1975), Australian rules footballer * Maurie Considine (born 1932), former Australian rules footballer * Maurie Daigneau (born 1950), American former college and World Football League quarterback * Maurie Dunstan (1929–1991), Australian rules footballer * Maurie Fa'asavalu (born 1980), Samoan rugby union player * Maurie Fields (1926–1995), Australian actor, vaudeville performer and stand-up comedian * Maurie Gibb (1914–2000), Australian rules footballer * Maurie Hearn (1912–2004), Australian rules footballer * Maurie Herring (1879–1962), Australian rules footballer * Maurie Hunter (1904–1987), Australian rules footballer * Maurie Johnson (1907–2000), Australian rules footballer * Maurie Keane (1923â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' for Robert, or it may be unrelated. In linguistics, the term can be used more specifically to refer to the morphological process by which the standard form of the word is transformed into a form denoting affection, or to words resulting from this process. In English, a word is often Clipping (morphology), clipped down to a closed monosyllable and then suffixed with ''-y/-ie'' (phonologically /i/). Sometimes the suffix ''-o'' is included as well as other forms or templates. Hypocoristics are often affective in meaning and are particularly common in Australian English, but can be used for various purposes in different semantic fields, including personal names, place names and nouns. Hypocorisms are usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurie Hunter
Maurice Harold Hunter (5 March 1904 – 31 October 1987) was an Australian rules football player who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1929 and 1933 for the Richmond Football Club. Football Prior to joining Richmond he played in four premiership teams with St Patrick's of Albury (NSW) between 1923 and 1928. In 1928 he kicked 19 goals in a semi-final against Wangaratta in the Ovens & Murray Football League. He left St Patricks in 1929 for , two years later they made him captain. He was a premiership player in 1932 and the clubs best and fairest in 1933. In 1934 he was captain / coach of Camberwell in the VFA for the first part of the season, until Horrie Mason took over from Hunter after seven games. Hunter then left Camberwell in July, 1934 to play with Richmond Districts FC in the Melbourne Sub Districts Football Association. He later coached the Richmond YCW Under 16 team to six premierships between 1940 and 1950. Death he died at Fitzroy, Victoria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morrie
Morrie is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form (hypocorism) of Morris (given name), Morris or Maurice (given name), Maurice. It may refer to: People *Morrie Aderholt (1915-1955), American Major League Baseball player *Morrie Arnovich (1910–1959), American Major League Baseball player *Morrie Boyle (1910–2002), Australian rugby league player *Morrie Brickman (1917-1994), American cartoonist, creator of the syndicated comic strip ''The Small Society'' *Morrie Church (1922-1981), New Zealand rugby league coach *Morrie Elis (1907-1992), American bridge player *Morrie Ewans (1894–1971), Australian rules footballer *Morrie Goddard (1921-1974), New Zealand rugby union player *Morrie Lanning (born 1944), American politician *Morrie Martin (1922-2010), American Major League Baseball pitcher *Morrie McHugh (1917-2010), New Zealand rugby union player *Morrie Rath (1886–1945), American Major League Baseball player *Morrie or Maurie Robertson (1925-2000), New Zealand rugby lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maury (name)
Maury or Maurey is both a surname and a given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Maurice. Notable people with the name include: Surname *Abram Poindexter Maury (1801–1848), American politician and lawyer *Alain Maury (born 1958), French astronomer *Antonia Maury (1866–1952), American astronomer, sister of Carlotta Maury * Bernard Maurey (born 1948), French mathematician *Carlotta Maury (1874–1938), American geologist and paleontologist, sister of Antonia Maury * Cornelia F. Maury (1866–1942), American painter *Dabney H. Maury (1822–1900), Confederate major general and United States Ambassador to Colombia * Hervé Maurey (born 1961), French politician *James Maury (1717–1769), American educator and cleric, father of James Maury (1746–1840) and grandfather of Matthew Fontaine Maury *James Maury (consul) (1746–1840), one of the first diplomats of the United States *Jean-Sifrein Maury (1746–1817), French cardinal and Archbishop of Paris *John Walker Maury (1809– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurie Young
Maurice Albert Young (7 March 1937 – 13 February 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn. Young developed into a strong ruckman. He played 71 senior games for Hawthorn between 1956 and 1960. He also played the Hawks' VFL finals campaign in 1957. In 1961, Maurice moved to Western Australia, and played with East Perth. He played in the losing East Perth's 1961 Grand Final side. Two years later he returned to Melbourne to be closer to family. Not required at Hawthorn Young spent 1963 playing for Oakleigh in the VFA. He later played in premiership teams at Moe in 1967 and Eaglehawk The wedge-tailed eagle (''Aquila audax'') is the largest bird of prey in the continent of Australia. It is also found in southern New Guinea to the north and is distributed as far south as the state of Tasmania. Adults of this species have lon ... in 1968. Family He was the elder brother of Garry Young. Sources * Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurie Wood
Maurie Wood (born 30 June 1944) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne Football Club, North Melbourne in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Maurie Living people 1944 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) North Melbourne Football Club players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurie Sheehy
Maurice Patrick Sheehy (12 June 1893 – 10 January 1961) was an Australian politician, and a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Melbourne Province. As a young man, "Maurie" Sheehy (as he was then known) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood Football Club, Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (1897–1989), Victorian Football League (VFL). As an older gentleman, Sheehy was a politician, better known as Patrick Sheehy. Sports notoriety Sheehy began his sports career at Collingwood in 1914. After just two games he crossed to Fairfield Football Club, Fairfield where he spent the 1915 football season. The Northcote District recruit returned to Collingwood the following year and went on to appear in four Grand finals, Grand Finals. A back pocket in their 1919 premiership team, Sheehy also participated in the club's losing 1918, 1920 and 1922 Grand Final sides. He left Collingwood to coach Northcote Football Club, Northcote in 1923. Politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurie Sheahan
Maurice Edward Sheahan (1905-1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1929 and 1936 for the Richmond Football Club. Originally from Ballarat, Sheahan was already twenty-three when he joined the Tigers, but his hard and tough defensive play transformed a team renowned for its attacking power in the 1920s into a rock-like defensive unit that defied the powerful attacks of Collingwood and later South Melbourne to make the Grand Final every year from 1931 to 1934 and have the meanest defence every year from 1932 to 1935. Sheahan was a member of Richmond's legendary "''Three Musketeers''" backline of Bolger, Sheahan and O'Neill. He played in the premiership teams of 1932 and 1934 as well as the losing Grand Final sides of 1929 and 1933. In an incident that was remembered for decades after it occurred, Sheahan was famously penalised for time-wasting in the dying minutes of the close top-of-the-ladder – match in Round 8, 1933 after setting up to k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurie Sankey
Maurice Graham Sankey (9 February 1940 – 21 November 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton Football Club, Carlton in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). Sankey was from Tasmania and played his early football at Latrobe Football Club, Latrobe. A ruckman, he participated in Carlton's 1959 Preliminary Final loss to Essendon in just his third VFL appearance. He would later, in 1962, get to play in a 1962 VFL Grand Final, Grand Final but again it was in a losing team, with Essendon victors. He became club vice-captain in 1964 and brought up his 100th league match the following season. On 21 November 1965, Sankey was killed when his car was involved in a head-on collision near Wangaratta. He was buried in Springvale Cemetery. Maurice Sankey was posthumously inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame on 23 June 2018. Notes References * *Maurie Sankey's profile at Blueseum {{DEFAULTSORT:Sankey, Maurie 1940 births ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurie O'Connell
Maurice Michael O'Connell (5 March 1917 – 17 August 2005) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond Football Club, Richmond in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL). O'Connell later served in the Australian Army during World War II. Notes External links * * 1917 births 2005 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Richmond Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1917-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurie Keane
Maurice Francis "Maurie" Keane (21 September 1923 – 12 October 2014) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Woronora in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1973 to 1988. Born in Croydon Park in Sydney to Maurice and Desiree Keane, he attended Homebush High School and De La Salle College in Ashfield. After leaving school he became a proof-reader for a printing company in Sydney in 1940, before becoming a salesman in 1941. He enlisted in the AIF in 1942 and was a signalman with the 2nd Australian Corps of Signals. He returned to sales after the war's end in 1945. On 15 December 1951 he married Patricia Lucy Christmas, with whom he had three children. In 1957, Keane joined the Labor Party; he went on to hold a number of positions within the party, including President of the Sutherland Branch, President of the Hughes Federal Electoral Council, and President of the Sutherland and Woronora State Electoral Councils. In 1962 he was elected to Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurie Johnson
Maurice Richard 'Mocha' Johnson (15 January 1907 – 30 May 2000) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League. Johnson made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 5 of the 1927 season. He had a falling-out with coach Frank Maher after six rounds of the 1936 season, which resulted in him leaving Carlton to join South Melbourne. In 1938, Johnson captain-coached Launceston to both the NTFA and Tasmanian State Premiership The Tasmanian State Premiership was an Australian rules football tournament which was contested at the conclusion of the season, initially between the reigning Tasmanian Football League (TFL/TANFL) and Northern Tasmanian Football Association (18 ...s. Johnson died in May 2000. References External links * Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Carlton Football Club players Sydney Swans players Brunswick Football Club players Launceston Football Club players Launc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |