The baby name Moriz is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'German': '/ˈmoːʁɪts/ (MOH-ritz)', 'English': '/ˈmɔrɪz/ (MOR-iz)'}.
Moriz is German in Origin.
The baby name Moriz is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced {'German': '/ˈmoːʁɪts/ (MOH-ritz)', 'English': '/ˈmɔrɪz/ (MOR-iz)'}.
Moriz is German in Origin.
Moriz is the 19th‑century German and Austrian spelling of Moritz, the German form of Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus. The name denotes “Moorish; from Mauretania,” often glossed as “dark-skinned.” Popularized throughout the Holy Roman Empire by the cult of St. Maurice, a 3rd‑century martyr and patron of soldiers, it appears widely in Habsburg civil and church records. The spelling Moriz is frequent in Austria-Bohemia and among Central European Jews in the 1800s as a fashionable secular counterpart to Moshe/Moses. Today it is rare, lending a cultivated, vintage aura; bearers include pianist Moriz Rosenthal and philologist Moriz Haupt.
Close variants include Moritz (standard German), Maurice/Morris (English), Maurice (French), Maurizio (Italian), Mauricio/Maurício (Spanish/Portuguese), Maurits (Dutch/Scandinavian), Maurycy (Polish), Mořic (Czech), and Móric (Hungarian). Nicknames include Mori and, regionally, Moritzl. Feminine forms include Mauricia and Maurizia.
Moriz is seldom given. In all, it turns up just 77 times, across 17 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #430 | 13 | 2,180 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #941 | 12 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,000 | 2 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,174 | 9 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,263 | 5 | 17,781 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,456 | 16 | 10,046 |
Moriz is popular in 17 countries — most recent births per country:
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