2-515: Maureen / m ɔː ˈ r iː n / is a female name, the female form of the male given name Maurice . In Gaelic, it is Máirín , a pet form of Máire (the Irish cognate of Mary ), which is derived from the Hebrew Miriam . Some notable bearers of the name are: Maurice (given name) Maurice is a traditionally masculine given name , also used as a surname. It originates as
4-809: 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 Mauretania ", 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
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