Meaning and background
The story behind Maurice
Maurice comes through Latin Mauritius or Mauricius, related to the Roman name Maurus. Its long European history includes the tradition of Saint Maurice and use as a French and English first name. In Britain it is usually said in two syllables, with the stress at the start. As a dog name it brings a recognisably traditional human-name tone, while the historical Latin ethnonym should not be turned into a claim about the animal.
- Origin
- French and English given name derived from Latin Mauritius or Mauricius, itself a derivative of Maurus. Source
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About Maurice
Recorded as a dog’s name
Maurice appears in 5 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/mɔɹis/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Other dictionary readings and notation
/mɔɹis/ · primary stress on syllable 2M AO0 R IY1 S
/mɑɹɪs/ · primary stress on syllable 1M AA1 R IH0 S
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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