Moritz
English
Proper noun
Moritz
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Moritz is the 5,596th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6,216 individuals. Moritz is most common among White (94.95%) individuals.
See also
- St. Moritz
German
Etymology
From Middle High German [Term?], from Latin Mauritius, from the 3rd-century Egyptian Saint.
Though Christian in origin, Moritz was a name typical of assimilating Jews in the 19th and earlier 20th centuries. These probably used it as a loose Germanisation of such names as Moses or Mordechai. The name has gained new popularity in Germany since the late 20th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmoːʁɪt͡s]
Audio (Austria) (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Mo‧ritz
Proper noun
Moritz m (proper noun, strong, genitive Moritz' or Moritzens)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Morris or Maurice