Moritz
Meaning of Moritz
Moritz is a male name of German origin. In German, it is pronounced as moh-rits (/moːˈrɪts/). The name has variations in other languages, such as Maurice. In terms of popularity in the United States, Moritz has been recorded on the baby name charts sporadically over the years. It ranked 9687th in 2017 with 7 occurrences, and its highest ranking was 3172nd in 1946. Despite not being extremely common, Moritz carries a sense of uniqueness and international flair. With its German roots, Moritz may appeal to parents looking for a distinctive and multicultural name for their baby boy.
Pronunciation
German
- Pronunced as moh-rits (/moːˈrɪts/)
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Notable People Named Moritz
| Moritz Wagner - Victor Moritz "Mo" Wagner is a German professional basketball player who currently plays for the Orlando Magic in the NBA. |
| Moritz Traube was a German chemist and universal private scholar. |
| Moritz Wagner was a German explorer, collector, geographer, and natural historian known for his important observations in natural history during his exploration of Algiers. |
| Moritz Johann Bleibtreu is a renowned German film actor, voice actor, and director known for his roles in movies like Run Lola Run, Das Experiment, The Baader Meinhof Complex, and Knockin' on Heaven's Door. |
| Moritz Lazarus was a German-Jewish philosopher and psychologist known for his opposition to the antisemitism of his era. |
| Moritz Seider is a German professional ice hockey defenseman for the Detroit Red Wings of the NHL, drafted sixth overall in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. |
| Moritz Wilhelm Böhringer is a German professional American football tight end and the first European player to be selected in the NFL Draft without playing college football. |
| Moritz Kaposi, a physician and dermatologist from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is known for discovering the skin tumor that bears his name. |
| Moritz Horst Lampert is a German professional golfer who has played on the European Tour and currently competes on the Challenge Tour. |
| Moritz Fürstenau - Moritz Ludwig Carl Ignaz Franz August Fürstenau was a German flautist and music historian known for his contributions to theater history. |
| Moritz von Schwind was an Austrian painter known for his lyrical and chivalrous artistic style, born in Vienna and buried in Munich. |
| Moritz Daniel Oppenheim was a pioneering German painter known for embracing his Jewish heritage in his work during a time when many of his contemporaries chose to convert to Christianity. |
| Moritz Hauptmann was a German music theorist, teacher, and composer known for his principal theoretical work "Die Natur der Harmonie und der Metrik," which explores the philosophy of music. |
| Moritz Ellinger was a Jewish-American journalist and city official, originally from the Kingdom of Bavaria. |
| Moritz Güdemann was an Austrian rabbi and historian, known for his role as the chief rabbi of Vienna. |
