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 Morris may refer to: Places Australia *St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia Canada * Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry * Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba ** Morris, Manit ...

or Maurice. It may refer to:

People

* Morrie Aderholt (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 (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 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 ( ...

(1907-1992), American bridge player *

Morrie Ewans Morrie Ewans (16 January 1894 – 23 June 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia servin ...

(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 league player, captain and coach *

Morrie Ryskind Morris "Morrie" Ryskind (October 20, 1895 – August 24, 1985) was an American dramatist, lyricist and writer of theatrical productions and movies, who became a conservative political activist later in life. Life and career Ryskind was born in ...

(1895–1985), American dramatist, lyricist, writer and conservative political activist * Morrie Schwartz (1916–1995), American sociology professor, and author * Morris Thompson (1939–2000), Alaska Native leader, businessman and political appointee *

Morrie Turner Morris Nolton Turner (December 11, 1923 – January 25, 2014) was an American cartoonist, creator of the strip '' Wee Pals'', the first American syndicated strip with an integrated cast of characters. Biography Turner was raised in Oakland, C ...

(1923-2014), American cartoonist, creator of the syndicated comic strip ''Wee Pals'' * Morrie Wood (1876-1956), New Zealand rugby union player * Morrie Yohai (1920-2010), American food company executive, creator of the snack Cheez Doodles *

Morrie (musician) , known mononymously as Morrie, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He is best known as vocalist and co-founder of the influential heavy metal band Dead End, active from 1984 to 1990, and Morrie's distinctive visual appearance and rough vocal style ...

, Japanese singer-songwriter Motoyuki Ōtsuka (born 1964)

Fictional characters

*Morris "Morrie" Bench, aka

Hydro-Man Hydro-Man (Morris "Morrie" Bench) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics as an enemy of the superhero Spider-Man. Once an ordinary crewman, Morris Bench was accidentally knocked overboard while stationed on ...

, a Marvel Comics villain

People

Fictional characters

See also