The story behind Morus
Borrowed from English Maurice, from Latin Mauritius.
Pronunciation
Welsh; North-Wales: /ˈmɔrɨ̞s/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Welsh; South-Wales: /ˈmoːrɪs/
- Welsh; South-Wales: /ˈmɔrɪs/
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a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Magnus
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Marcos
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Marcus
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Marius
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Middle Names for Morus
Abigail
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Abraham
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- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
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Sibling Names for Morus
Aaron
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a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
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- masculine
- Syllables
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Abby
Borrowed from English Abby in the 20th century. Borrowed from English Abby.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Y
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length