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a name worn by dancers with bells, jaunty cars, and one very famous finicky cat.
means A surname and given name, also attached to a traditional English folk dance (Morris dancing), a small British car marque, and a celebrity advertising cat — depending on context.
from The personal name Morris comes via Old French Maurice from Latin Mauritius, meaning 'dark-skinned' or 'Moorish,' from Maurus, 'a Moor.' Curiously, the dance has the same root by a different path: 'Morris dance' is a worn-down form of 'Moorish dance' (recorded in English as 'morys daunce'), the popular idea being that the dancers once blackened their faces in imitation of Moors, though how the name truly attached to the English folk tradition is murky. The car and the cat simply borrowed the surname.
- dance origin
- English morris dancing dates back to the 1400s
- the cat
- 9 Lives Morris auditioned for the 1988 presidency
- car maker
- Morris Motors built Britain's beloved Mini and Minor
- name meaning
- derives from Latin Maurus, meaning dark or Moorish
- william morris
- his wallpaper designs still print over a century later
morris dancing — english folk dance tradition documented since the 15th century, performed by groups in villages across england
william morris — british textile designer and artist (1834-1896) who founded the arts and crafts movement
morris minor — british car produced 1948-1972, over 1.6 million sold, icon of post-war british motoring