Definitions for maurice
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1. Mauricenoun

   A male given name from Latin.

   For some reason I am a man known by his surname; I might never have been christened for all the use my friends make of the rather affected Maurice my literary parents gave me.

2. Mauricenoun

   A patronymic surname.

3. Etymology: From Late Latin Mauritius, derived from Maurus ("Moor; dark, swarthy"). Popularized by a 3rd-century Roman soldier martyr.

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1. Maurice

   Maurice was Byzantine Emperor from 582 to 602. A prominent general in his youth, Maurice fought with success against the Sassanid Persians. Once he became Emperor, he brought the war with Persia to a victorious conclusion: the Empire's eastern border in the Caucasus was vastly expanded and for the first time in nearly two centuries the Romans were no longer obliged to pay the Persians thousands of pounds of gold annually for peace. Maurice campaigned extensively in the Balkans against the Avars – pushing them back across the Danube by 599. He also conducted campaigns across the Danube, the first Emperor to do so in over two hundred years. In the West, he established two large semi-autonomous provinces called exarchates, ruled by exarchs, or viceroys, of the emperor. In Italy, Maurice established the Exarchate of Ravenna in 584, the first real effort by the Empire to halt the advance of the Lombards. With the creation of the Exarchate of Africa in 590, he further solidified the empire's hold on the western Mediterranean. His reign was troubled by financial difficulties and almost constant warfare. In 602, a dissatisfied general named Phocas usurped the throne, having Maurice and his six sons executed. This event would prove cataclysmic for the Empire, sparking a devastating war with Persia that would leave both empires weakened prior to the Muslim invasions.

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1. maurice

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1. MAURICE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Maurice is ranked #8430 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Maurice surname appeared 3,919 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Maurice.
   
   64.1% or 2,514 total occurrences were White.
   28.3% or 1,112 total occurrences were Black.
   3.2% or 128 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.7% or 109 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 39 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.4% or 17 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for maurice »

1. uraemic

How to pronounce maurice?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of maurice in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of maurice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of maurice in a Sentence

1. Corinne Fesseau:

   Today Maurice has won a battle for the whole of France.

2. Verdine White:

   My brother, hero and best friend Maurice White passed away peacefully last night in his sleep, while the world has lost another great musician and legend, our family asks that our privacy is respected as we start what will be a very difficult and life changing transition in our lives. Thank you for your prayers and well wishes.

3. Jeff Melvoin:

   CHRIS What's art, Holling Is a Davinci art Dada art If you wrap up the whole Reichstag in toilet paper, is that art HOLLING Well, I can't give you a complete definition, but I think it would be something Maurice would be willing to give good money for. CHRIS Yeah, well, you're starting to scare me cause if that's art, then I got to get a whole new gig.

4. The DOJ:

   Maurice Levy and Derrick Levy further admitted that they would call individuals in the United States, many of whom were elderly and vulnerable, and falsely claim that the individuals had won a sweepstakes prize but were required to pay fees prior to the delivery of the prize. In truth, no such prize existed.

5. Terry Schulman:

   Known in the 1920s as ‘Goddess of the Silver Screen,’ Dolores Costello was one-third of the first great family of movie stars, her father, Maurice Costello, was the first screen heartthrob, her sister Helene starred in the first all-talking picture.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Maurice
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=maurice
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html