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

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; 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'' fo ...

) 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, Man ...

or Maurice. It may refer to:

People

Morrie Aderholt Morris Woodrow Aderholt (September 13, 1915 – March 18, 1955) was an American 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 pl ...

(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 Cinc ...

(1910–1959), American Major League Baseball player * Morrie Boyle (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 (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 (1921-1974), New Zealand rugby union player * Morrie Lanning (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 ...

(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 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 Brooklyn, ...

(1895–1985), American dramatist, lyricist, writer and conservative political activist * Morrie Schwartz (1916–1995), American sociology professor, and author *

Morris Thompson Morris "Morrie" Thompson (September 11, 1939 – January 31, 2000) was an Alaska Native leader, American businessman and political appointee working on matters related to Alaska Natives. Thompson was best known as the official in charge of the ...

(1939–2000), Alaska Native leader, businessman and political appointee *

Morrie Turner Morris Nolton Turner (December 11, 1923 – January 25, 2014) was an American cartoonist. He was creator of the strip ''Wee Pals'', the first American syndicated strip with a racial integration, racially integrated cast of characters. Biography ...

(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. Created by writer Dennis O'Neil and artist John Romita Jr., the character first appeared in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #212 (Januar ...

, a Marvel Comics villain

People

Fictional characters

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