Morris
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmɔɹɪs/
ipa: /ˈmɒɹɪs/
ipa: /ˈmɑɹɪs/
homophone: morris
homophone: Maurice stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
rhymes: -ɒɹɪs
Forms: form: Morrises
Etymology: * The surname has converged from several origins; see Morris.
Senses: glosses: A male given name.
A male given name from Old French, a medieval form of French Maurice.
related: word: Maurice
glosses: A male given name.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
glosses: A surname.
An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.
glosses: A surname.
A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Irish Ó Muirghis (“descendant of Maurice”).
glosses: A surname.
A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Welsh Meurig (“Maurice”).
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A town in Manitoba, Canada; named for Canadian politician Alexander Morris.
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A rural municipality in central Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Morris No. 312.
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A town in Jefferson County, Alabama; named for early pioneer Mae Morris.
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A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut; named for Revolutionary War officer James Morris III.
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An unincorporated community in Quitman County, Georgia; named for James Morris, a son of a railroad agent.
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A city, the county seat of Grundy County, Illinois.
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A township in Grundy County, Illinois.
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An unincorporated community in Adams Township, Ripley County, Indiana.
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A city, the county seat of Stevens County, Minnesota; named for railroad official Charles A. Morris.
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A township in Stevens County, Minnesota.
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A town and village in Otsego County, New York; named for Gen. Jacob Morris, son of Declaration of Independence signatory Lewis Morris.
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A township in Knox County, Ohio.
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A city in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma.
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A township and unincorporated community therein, in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.
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Four other townships in Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, Greene County, Huntingdon County and Washington County.
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An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia; named for a local family.
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A ghost town in Kanawha County, West Virginia.
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A town in Shawano County, Wisconsin.
synonyms: morris dance
glosses: A type of folk dance originating in England.
glosses: A former make of British motor car.
Derived terms: Knuth-Morris-Pratt algorithm
Moe
Morrisburg
Morris chair
Morris column
Morris County
Morrisism
Morrisite
Morrison
Morris Township
Morrisville
Morris water maze
Related terms: Maurice
Morriss