Moritz as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Moritz

What is the meaning of the name Moritz ?

The baby name Moritz is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'IPA': {'German': '/ˈmoːʁɪts/', 'English': '/məˈrɪts/'}, 'respelling': {'German': 'MOH-ritz', 'English': 'muh-RITS'}}.

Moritz is German in Origin.

Moritz is the standard German form of Maurice, from Latin Mauricius, ultimately from Maurus “Moor, North African,” yielding the sense “dark, swarthy” or “from Mauretania.” The name entered German via ecclesiastical Latin, stabilizing as Moritz (also Moriz in older texts). Cognates and variants include Maurice (English/French), Morris (English), Maurits (Dutch), Maurizio (Italian), Mauricio (Spanish/Portuguese), Mořic (Czech), Maurycy (Polish), and Móric (Hungarian).

Its popularity in German-speaking Europe owes much to the cult of Saint Maurice (St. Mauritius), commander of the Theban Legion, whose feast is 22 September; the Swiss resort St. Moritz preserves this connection. The name flourished among nobility and artists - think Moritz von Schwind or Moritz Schlick - and enjoyed steady use in the 18th–19th centuries with a modern revival in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Informal short forms include Mo and Mori; regional diminutives such as Moritzl appear in Bavaria and Austria.