Morris

/ˈmɔɹɪs/name
Middle School
1

A male given name from Old French, a medieval form of French Maurice.

2

A male given name transferred from the surname.

3

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

4

A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Irish Ó Muirghis, from Ó (“descendant”) and Muirghis (“of Maurice”).

5

A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Welsh Meurig (“Maurice”).

6

A town in Manitoba, Canada; named for Canadian politician Alexander Morris.

7

A rural municipality in central Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312.

8

A town in Jefferson County, Alabama; named for early pioneer Mae Morris.

9

A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut; named for Revolutionary War officer James Morris III.

10

An unincorporated community in Quitman County, Georgia; named for James Morris, a son of a railroad agent.

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