Maurice

[Deerfield]

Maurice, is it usable? Dated? Middle name potential or no...?

It’s an old man’s name. There was one in ds2’s nursery who’d had it shortened to Mossie... I expected to see an elderly farmer with shit covered wellies come strolling over when his Mum called him in the playground.

Some call him Mo-rees, some call him the gangster of love. Quite a name to live up to!

Probably the only name I have seen suggested on MN that I hate and would not get used to.

For a 96 year old Italian American who smokes cigars and slicks his hair back with wax, it’s perfect.

For a baby, no!

I know someone who recently called their new baby Maurice. I like it.

Reminds me of ‘Crazy Old Maurice,’ Belle’s crackpot Dad in Beauty and the Beast.

I’m from Ireland and it’s not that unusual- I know a couple my age (under 40s). I really like it - tends to get causally shortened to Mo.

I don’t often say this about names, but it’s hideous. There was a Maurice in my school year back in the ‘90s and it was horribly dated then - even more so now. Struggling to think of many worse names tbh!

Awful.

Hideous, a house mate of mine had the sleaziest ever Italian boyfriend called Maurice, eughh. He was just so dreadful and she is still with him 25 years on. He was amoral.

TigerDrove

Horrible

Terrible

@hazandduck

Same.

potters off to watch the remake

I also know a female Maurice. Irish in her forties. Pronouced Maur reeece

No Irish woman was ever christened Maurice . Bet you it started off as Maureen.

I prefer Morris.

Dreadful. And I knew a vile snakey one.

It is my Dads name and my DSs middle name. Maurice, pronounced Morris

If our baby due in October is a boy, one of his middle names will be Maurice, after DH's dad who died when DH was young. I suggested it - I think DH didn't because it is a dated name, but i felt it was important to honour DH's dad.