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Morris or Morus... and if you like, Moritz... Maurice seems to have this girly appearance about it, even thought I know its a boys name.

I suppose Morris is less ambiguous; there's always the chance that people might go the Chevalier route on seeing Maurice! Morus is hilarious - Latin for a mulberry tree. But in Wales I imagine you get more Moruses than mulberries ...

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Morris used to be popular among Jewish South Africans; now it seems dated. I've always rather liked it for its sturdy stockiness and its lack of nns; could do Mo I suppose but nobody did to my knowledge. (My friend Ann married a Morris and called him Muff!)

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Gethin Morus? Morus Ieuan? Might as well make the most of it. If you used the Maurice version, then it might be as well to either put it in the mn slot or to use a name with it that doesn't happen much in France.

I think they are all usable. Personally, I think that "old people" names are adorable on little kids, and they have enough tradition in them that they grow well. I have cousins with names like Hazel, Atticus, Viola, Opal, Daphne, Penelope, and Clark. I think Maurice or Morris (or Morus, though this might take explaining) would be a nice name on a little boy, first or middle.

Maurice &hearts

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Now a-days, I'd use it for a middle name.

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Henry Maurice
Richard Maurice

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something

What about Moritz?

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It's the only version of this name that I really like, though I think the others are ok.
They're all usable, I'd say.

I think Maurice is the most usable.

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Morris feels old and dated, like he would be in his 70's/80's. Morus makes me think of Walrus. Maurice doesn't feel as dated; Maurice could be from 30-80 but I could picture this on a child. And Mo is a handy nickname.