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Meaning
Noun
●
In Weapons & Polearms:
A type of pike.
●
A
morris
dance.
●
In Eels:
The
young
of the
conger eel
or
similar
fish
,
originally
thought
to be a
separate
species.
Verb
●
To
perform
morris
dancing.
Name
●
A
male
given name
A
male
given name
from Old French, a
medieval
form of French Maurice.
A
male
given name
transferred
from the surname.
●
A surname.
An English and Scottish
surname
originating
as a patronymic.
A
surname
from Irish, an
anglicization
of Irish Ó Muirghis (“descendant of Maurice”).
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
town
in Alabama, United States;
named
for early
pioneer
Mae Morris.
●
A placename
A
town
in Connecticut, United States;
named
for Revolutionary War
officer
James Morris III.
●
A placename
An
unincorporated
community
in Georgia, United States;
named
for James Morris, a
son of a
railroad
agent.
●
A placename
A
city
, the
county seat
of Grundy County, Illinois, United States.
●
A placename
An
unincorporated
community
in Indiana, United States.
●
A placename
A
city
, the
county seat
of Stevens County, Minnesota, United States;
named
for
railroad
official
Charles A. Morris.
●
A placename
A
town
and
village
in New York, United States;
named
for Gen. Jacob Morris,
son
of Declaration of Independence
signatory
Lewis Morris.
●
A placename
A
city
in Oklahoma, United States.
●
A placename
An
unincorporated
community
in Pennsylvania, United States.
●
A placename
An
unincorporated
community
in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States;
named
for a local family.
●
A placename
A
ghost town
in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
●
A placename
A
town
in Wisconsin, United States.
●
A type of
folk dance
originating
in England.
●
A
former
make of
British
motor
car.
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