Mauricio (given name)

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Gender Male Region of origin Spain, Portugal		Language(s) Spanish, Portuguese Related names Maurice, Maurizio
Pronunciation Spanish pronunciation: [mauˈɾiθjo] American Spanish: [mauˈɾisjo] Portuguese pronunciation: [mawˈɾisiu]

Mauricio is a Spanish masculine given name, equivalent to English Maurice, is 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, Portuguese

Maurice, French

Moritz, German

Maurizio, Italian

Maurits, Dutch

People

Mauricio Borensztein, Argentine comedian known on stage as "Tato Bores".

Mauricio Carlos de Onís y Mercklein, Spanish politician and diplomat

Mauricio Cienfuegos, Soccer player from El Salvador

Mauricio Funes, president of El Salvador (2009-2014)

Mauricio Galguera, Mexican painter (born 1958)

Mauricio González-Gordon y Diez, Spanish sherry maker and conservationist

Mauricio Hadad, Colombian tennis player

Mauricio Islas, Mexican actor

Mauricio Kagel, German-Argentinean composer

Mauricio Macri, president of Argentina

Mauricio Ortega (athlete) (born 1994), Colombian discus thrower

Mauricio Ortega (cyclist) (born 1980), Colombian road cyclist

Mauricio Pellegrino (born 1971), Argentine retired footballer and manager

Mauricio Pinilla (born 1984), Chilean footballer

Mauricio Soler, Colombian professional road bicycle racer

Maurício Rua, Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter

Mauricio Umansky, high-end realtor, who appears on the Bravo TV reality shows Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Mauricio de Zúñiga, Spanish Governor of La Florida in 1812-13 and 1816.

References

Mauricio (given name) Wikipedia

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