Mauricio (given name)

Mauricio
Pronunciation	Spanish pronunciation: [mawˈɾiθjo]; Latin American Spanish: [mawˈɾisjo]; Portuguese pronunciation: [mawˈɾisiu]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Spanish, Portuguese
Origin
Region of origin	Spain, Portugal
Other names
Related names	Maurice, Maurizio, Mauro

Mauricio is a Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name, equivalent to English Maurice and derived from the Roman Mauritius. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "dark-skinned, Moorish".

The following are the equivalents in other languages:

Maurice, English
Morris, English
Mauricio, Spanish
Maurício, Portuguese
Maurice, French
Moritz, German
Maurizio, Italian
Maurits, Dutch

Origin
Pronunciation	Spanish pronunciation: [mawˈɾiθjo] Latin American Spanish: [mawˈɾisjo] Portuguese pronunciation: [mawˈɾisiu]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Spanish, Portuguese
Region of origin	Spain, Portugal
Other names
Related names	Maurice, Maurizio, Mauro