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Morris en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɔɹɪs/ (General-American)
  • /ˈmɒɹɪs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈmɑɹɪs/ (New-York-City, Philadelphia)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

* The surname has converged from several origins; see Morris.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A male given name. ▸ A male given name from Old French, a medieval form of French Maurice.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A male given name. ▸ A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
  4. (countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Irish Ó Muirghis, from Ó (“descendant”) and Muirghis (“of Maurice”).
  5. (countable, uncountable) A surname. ▸ A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Welsh Meurig (“Maurice”).
  6. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A town in Manitoba, Canada; named for Canadian politician Alexander Morris.
  7. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A rural municipality in central Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312.
  8. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Jefferson County, Alabama; named for early pioneer Mae Morris.
  9. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut; named for Revolutionary War officer James Morris III.
  10. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Quitman County, Georgia; named for James Morris, a son of a railroad agent.
  11. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Grundy County, Illinois.
  12. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Grundy County, Illinois.
  13. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana.
  14. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city, the county seat of Stevens County, Minnesota; named for railroad official Charles A. Morris.
  15. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Stevens County, Minnesota.
  16. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town and village in Otsego County, New York; named for Gen. Jacob Morris, son of Declaration of Independence signatory Lewis Morris.
  17. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Knox County, Ohio.
  18. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.
  19. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and unincorporated community therein, in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
  20. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ Four other townships in Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, Greene County, Huntingdon County and Washington County.
  21. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia; named for a local family.
  22. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
  23. (countable, uncountable) A placename: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
  24. (countable, uncountable) A type of folk dance originating in England.
  25. (countable, uncountable) A former make of British motor car.

Forms

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Deriveds

Morris Plains · Morrison · Morrisism · Morristown · Knuth-Morris-Pratt algorithm · Moe · Morris chair · Morrisburg · Morrisville · Morrisian · Morris County · Morris column · Morris Township · Morris water maze · Morrisite

Relateds

Morriss · Maurice · Maurice

Synonyms

morris dance