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Maurizio

English translation/equivalent: Maurice

Origin: Derived from the Latin maurus meaning "citizen of Mauritania, northwestern Africa," in what is now Morocco.

Name Day/Onomastico: September 22—in memory of a Roman general martyred in defense of Christians.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: Mauro

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