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Names similar to Morris

37 replies

penjo · 19/04/2022 21:41

So I love the written name Morris for our son and the shortenings Mossie or Moss... But as soon as I said it out loud to my husband I heard 'Maurice' and have totally gone off the name now Easter Wink. Any suggestions of similar names/names containing morris (don't love Morrison or Morrissey sadly, Amos is a possible... ) That's as far as I've got, I need ideas please !

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KirstenBlest · 26/04/2022 16:24

MinoucheSapphic · 26/04/2022 16:19

I'm not sure I understand your post. Maurice is sometimes pronounced French-style (especially in North America) but I've only heard Morris pronounced à l'anglaise. So I'm not sure what the issue is?

I think the OP is worried that when she says Morris, people will hear Maurice and then say Maureece

muddyford · 26/04/2022 16:24

Marcus?

MinoucheSapphic · 26/04/2022 16:19

I'm not sure I understand your post. Maurice is sometimes pronounced French-style (especially in North America) but I've only heard Morris pronounced à l'anglaise. So I'm not sure what the issue is?

KirstenBlest · 26/04/2022 14:54

If you spell it Beaurice you;d give him more nn options, @jaundice

jaundicedoutlook · 26/04/2022 14:53

Per some of the suggestions above, I think Boris has become unusable, owing to the nobhead of the same name. Baurice anyone?

Marty13 · 26/04/2022 00:55

Joscelin with Joss as a nickname.
Joris aka Jo
Meurig ?
Marius
Marcos
Otis
Lauritz

Ruralbliss · 25/04/2022 20:40

The parents of the lovely clever cool Morris we know were keen on old fashioned names but sick of popular Charlie, Alfie, Freddie, Henry/Harry etc so trawled First World War era cemetery near them.

FayCarew · 22/04/2022 14:48

Joris is Yorris

FayCarew · 22/04/2022 14:48

Joris or Boris

UhtredsLatestPaganHussy · 21/04/2022 00:02

'Some people call me Maurice
'Cause I speak of the pompatus of love'

For some people Maurice = maw-REECE rather than morris.

Kite22 · 20/04/2022 23:55

I'm wondering how Morris is said other than Maurice Confused

If I saw Morris written down I would just have assumed the parents didn't know how to spell Maurice, so used the spelling for the car.

Sorry, no suggestions, just want to know how it is pronounced.

tararabumdeay · 20/04/2022 23:13

Ford
Morgan
Austin
Jenson
Gordon

LowbrowVictoriana · 20/04/2022 23:00

Maurice and Morris sound identical to me!

Boris
Norris
Horace
Mostyn
Harrison

SonicWomb · 20/04/2022 22:55

Surely it’s Boris

Nitgel · 20/04/2022 19:49

Barclay

Luredbyapomegranate · 20/04/2022 19:47

Maurice is pronounced Morris in the UK. It’s just how it’s spelt as a first name. (The Mau-Reece pronunciation is from Southern US.)

I quite like it and would go with that, but I guess Ernest, Arnold, Cedric are similarly 1920s/30s names, or Linus, Jonas, Silas have a similar sound.

UhtredsLatestPaganHussy · 20/04/2022 17:38

Mossie though is very 'red faced 75 yr old Irish farmer at the mart in his jumper and blazer'.

UhtredsLatestPaganHussy · 20/04/2022 17:36

I know a Moss who's just Moss. But Amos or Moses are good names, and FAR nicer than dusty old Morris.

midsomermurderess · 20/04/2022 17:25

Clement, Ernest. Names with a 1930-ish ring to them.

Firebird83 · 20/04/2022 09:30

I’d stick with Morris!

FayCarew · 20/04/2022 08:29

Austin
Dennis
Terence

Mumofgirls2017 · 20/04/2022 07:30

Harris
Lewis
Hollis
Tallis
Ferris
Ellis
Willis
Martin
Douglas
Mason
Griffin
Vincent
Leonard
Beckett

Ruralbliss · 19/04/2022 23:49

What's wrong with Maurice?

We know a super cool gorgeous looking 19 year old Morris.
Have known him since he was a baby. His family call him Mo.

Happenchance · 19/04/2022 23:44

Jonas
Joss

TheVanguardSix · 19/04/2022 23:41

Morton
Morgan
Norman

Stick with Morris though if you love it!
DD went to nursery with a boy named Morris (who would be 12 now) and he was never called Maurice... always Morris.

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