Definition of "Morris"

(countable) A male given name

1. A male given name from Old French, a medieval form of French Maurice.  examples

2. A male given name transferred from the surname.  examples

(countable) A surname.

1. An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.  examples

2. A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Irish Ó Muirghis (“descendant of Maurice”).  examples

3. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic], an anglicization of Welsh Meurig (“Maurice”).  examples

A placename

1. A town in Manitoba, Canada; named for Canadian politician Alexander Morris.  examples

2. A town in Alabama, United States; named for early pioneer Mae Morris.  examples

3. A town in Connecticut, United States; named for Revolutionary War officer James Morris III.  examples

4. An unincorporated community in Georgia, United States; named for James Morris, a son of a railroad agent.  examples

5. A city, the county seat of Grundy County, Illinois, United States.  examples

6. An unincorporated community in Indiana, United States.  examples

7. A city, the county seat of Stevens County, Minnesota, United States; named for railroad official Charles A. Morris.  examples

8. A town and village in New York, United States; named for Gen. Jacob Morris, son of Declaration of Independence signatory Lewis Morris.  examples

9. A city in Oklahoma, United States.  examples

10. An unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States.  examples

11. An unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States; named for a local family.  examples

12. A ghost town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.  examples

13. A town in Wisconsin, United States.  examples

A type of folk dance originating in England.  examples

A former make of British motor car.  examples