Morris.
A male given name.
Meaning & usage
A male given name. A male given name from Old French, a medieval form of French Maurice.
A male given name. A male given name transferred from the surname.
A surname. An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
A surname. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Irish Ó Muirghis, from Ó (“descendant”) and Muirghis (“of Maurice”).
A surname. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Welsh Meurig (“Maurice”).
A placename: A town in Manitoba, Canada; named for Canadian politician Alexander Morris.
A placename: A rural municipality in central Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Jefferson County, Alabama; named for early pioneer Mae Morris.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut; named for Revolutionary War officer James Morris III.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Quitman County, Georgia; named for James Morris, a son of a railroad agent.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Grundy County, Illinois.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A township in Grundy County, Illinois.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Stevens County, Minnesota; named for railroad official Charles A. Morris.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A township in Stevens County, Minnesota.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town and village in Otsego County, New York; named for Gen. Jacob Morris, son of Declaration of Independence signatory Lewis Morris.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A township in Knox County, Ohio.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: Four other townships in Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, Greene County, Huntingdon County and Washington County.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia; named for a local family.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
A placename: A number of places in the United States: A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
A type of folk dance originating in England.
A former make of British motor car.
Where this word comes from
* The surname has converged from several origins; see Morris.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.