Maurice

Americans typically pronounce this name the French way. Mo-reess. Perhaps reinforced by the popularity of the Steve Miller song "The Joker" ("some people call me Mo-reess").

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Brits bearing this name are pronounced the same as Morris.

I find this name attractive and I notice woman find this name quite sexy. I even notice men find it challenging to pronounce and threatening to them towards the oposite sex...you see I have had this name all my life and I love it. When woman say my name they say it like French do...WITH SEX APPEAL..LOL..MOORREESSS.

Actually, in America, I think mo-REESE is said more often as a pronunciation of this name than Morris. Here Morris is MOR-iss and Maurice is mo-REESE. At least that's what it seems from my experience.

In the UK this name is just seen as another spelling of Morris and is pronounced MAWR-is. I've never came across it being pronounced mo-REES, and can't imagine it be said that way here unless the bearer is a French (or otherwise Francophone) or American expatriate.

I can't imagine anyone pronouncing this the same as Morris. I'm American but have always said maw-REES; not quite the same as the French mo-REES, but certainly not Morris. [noted -ed]