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[ syll. mau-rit(s), ma-uri-ts ] The boy name Maurits is pronounced Mao-RahTS †. Maurits' origin is Latin, and its use, Dutch, Russian, and Scandinavian. Maurits is a variant of Maurice (English and French). Maurits is infrequently used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. In 2008, within the group of boy names directly linked to Maurits, Maurice was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Maurits include Maritz, Maurids, Mauridsje, Mauritz (German), Moritz (German, Hebrew, and Hungarian), Murdoch (Scottish), Murtagh (Irish), Marts (Latvian), Mordecai (English), Mordechai (Hebrew), Mauritius (Dutch and German), Muireadhach (Scottish), and Muiriartach (Irish). A famous person named Maurits is M.C. Escher, Artist, born Maurits Cornelis Escher, 17 June 1898 - 27 March 1972, Leeuwarden, Netherlands.
† approx English pronunciation for Maurits: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
