Morrie is a masculine given name, often a diminutive form (

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 I ...

) of Morris or Maurice. It may refer to:

People

Morrie Aderholt Morris Woodrow Aderholt (September 13, 1915 – March 18, 1955) was a second baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1939 to 1945. Born in Mount Olive, North Carolina, Aderholt graduated from Wake Forest University and played profe ...

(1915-1955), American Major League Baseball player *

Morrie Arnovich Morris Arnovich (November 16, 1910 – July 20, 1959) nicknamed "Snooker", was an American baseball player. Arnovich played in Major League Baseball between 1936 and 1946 and played in the World Series winning team in 1940 as a part of the Cinci ...

(1910–1959), American Major League Baseball player *

Morrie Boyle Morrie Boyle (1910-2002) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership. Career Boyle was a Winger and fullback for the Eastern Suburbs club. He played 40 matches in ...

(1910–2002), Australian rugby league player *

Morrie Brickman Morrie Brickman (July 24, 1917 – March 15, 1994) was a cartoonist. His nationally syndicated comic strip ''The Small Society'' was published in over 300 papers, including 35 foreign publications. Biography Brickman was born in Chicago, Illinois ...

(1917-1994), American cartoonist, creator of the syndicated comic strip ''The Small Society'' *

Morrie Church Maurice Walter "Morrie" Church (4 October 1922 – 4 January 1981) was a New Zealand rugby league coach who coached New Zealand. Family Morrie was married to Joy Church (née Bracefield). They had six children Barry, Irene, David, Allan, Graham ...

(1922-1981), New Zealand rugby league coach *

Morrie Elis Morris Elis (August 28, 1907 – May 31, 1992 in Lauderhill, Florida) was an American bridge player. Elis was from Lauderhill, and was a graduate of New York University. Bridge accomplishments Wins * North American Bridge Championships (6) * ...

(1907-1992), American bridge player * Morrie Ewans (1894–1971), Australian rules footballer *

Morrie Goddard Maurice Patrick Goddard (28 September 1921 – 19 June 1974) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A centre three-quarter, Goddard represented Ashburton County and at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the ...

(1921-1974), New Zealand rugby union player *

Morrie Lanning Morris L. "Morrie" Lanning (born August 27, 1944, in Portland, Oregon) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives representing District 9A, which included portions of Clay County in the northwestern part ...

(born 1944), American politician *

Morrie Martin Morris Webster Martin (September 3, 1922 – May 24, 2010), nicknamed "Lefty", was an American professional baseball player. The left-handed pitcher worked in 250 games in Major League Baseball over ten seasons with the Brooklyn Dodgers (1949) ...

(1922-2010), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Morrie McHugh Maurice James McHugh (19 February 1917 – 25 September 2010) was a New Zealand rugby union player who played for the All Blacks in 1946 and 1949; he was the 458th All Black. Early life He was educated at Sacred Heart College, Auckland, and l ...

(1917-2010), New Zealand rugby union player *

Morrie Rath Morris Charles Rath (December 25, 1887 – November 18, 1945) was an American baseball player. He played second base in Major League Baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland Naps, Chicago White Sox, and Cincinnati Reds. Rath was the ...

(1886–1945), American Major League Baseball player *Morrie or

Maurie Robertson Maurice Hunter Wilson Robertson (also known as Maurie or Morrie) was a New Zealand rugby league player, captain and coach who represented, captained and coached New Zealand. He was sibling to Bruce Robertson who also represented New Zealand, a ...

(1925-2000), New Zealand rugby league player, captain and coach * Morrie Ryskind (1895–1985), American dramatist, lyricist, writer and conservative political activist *

Morrie Schwartz Morris S. "Morrie" Schwartz (December 20, 1916 – November 4, 1995)Morris Thompson Morris "Morrie" Thompson (September 11, 1939 – January 31, 2000) was an Alaska Native leader, United States, American businessman and political appointee working on matters related to Alaska Natives. Thompson was best known as the official in ...

(1939–2000), Alaska Native leader, businessman and political appointee * Morrie Turner (1923-2014), American cartoonist, creator of the syndicated comic strip ''Wee Pals'' *

Morrie Wood Morris Edwin Wood (9 October 1876 – 9 August 1956) was a New Zealand rugby union player and athletics champion. As Rugby union positions#Centre, second five-eighth, Wood represented the provinces of Bush Rugby Football Union, Bush, , , , and . ...

(1876-1956), New Zealand rugby union player *

Morrie Yohai Morrie Robert Yohai (pronounced yo-high; March 4, 1920 – July 27, 2010) was an American food company executive best known for his creation of Cheez Doodles, a cylindrical baked cornmeal puff most often with a cheddar cheese flavor. Yohai was bor ...

(1920-2010), American food company executive, creator of the snack Cheez Doodles * Morrie (musician), Japanese singer-songwriter Motoyuki Ōtsuka (born 1964)

Fictional characters

*Morris "Morrie" Bench, aka Hydro-Man, a Marvel Comics villain

People

Fictional characters

See also