Meaning & Origin
A male given name. A male given name from Old French, a medieval form of French Maurice.
Morris is a boy's and girl's baby name of Old French origin, a medieval English form of Maurice, from the Latin Mauritius, derived from Maurus, meaning 'dark-skinned' or relating to the Moorish people of North Africa.
Morris has a gentlemanly, bookish quality — the name of a librarian or a jazz musician. William Morris, the 19th-century Arts and Crafts designer, gives the name an artistic pedigree. It is a name that rewards a second look: sturdy, distinguished, and quietly uncommon.