Maurus
Maurus is a male given name and family name .
origin
The name is the Latin form of the Greek name Μαῦρος Mauros and means “ foresighted ” or “seer” (original meaning: “dark”).
variants
name day
- January 15 (Feast of St. Maurus of Subiaco)
People with first name Maurus
Ancient and Middle Ages
- Terentianus Maurus (2nd century), Roman grammarian
- Maurus († end of the 3rd century), priest and martyr
- Maurus von Parenzo , Istrian bishop and saint of the 3rd century
- Maurus Servius Honoratius (4th / 5th century), Roman grammarian
- Maurus of Piacenza , Bishop of Piacenza (420–449) and saint
- Maurus († around 584), holy Benedictine monk and abbot in Subiaco
- Rabanus Maurus (780–856), Archbishop of Mainz
- Maurus von Pannonhalma (* around 1001), holy Benedictine monk, abbot of the territorial abbey of Pannonhalma and bishop of Fünfkirchen
- Maurus von Csánad , 1046-1053 bishop of the diocese of Csánad
- Maurus von Salerno (* around 1130, † 1214), Italian doctor, medical writer and university professor
Modern times
- Maurus Berve (1927–1986), German Benedictine and abbot of the Neuburg Abbey near Heidelberg
- Maurus Carnot (1865–1935), Swiss Benedictine priest, poet and teacher
- Maurus Federspiel (* 1974), Swiss writer and journalist
- Maurus Friesenegger (1589–1655), Bavarian abbot at Andechs Monastery from 1640 to 1655
- Maurus Gerner-Beuerle (1903–1982), German Protestant theologian, pastor and cathedral preacher in Bremen
- Maurus Haberhauer (1746–1799), Benedictine, Moravian theologian, composer and music teacher
- Maurus Kaufmann (1871–1949), German Benedictine and first abbot of the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem
- Maurus Lindemayr (1723–1783), Upper Austrian writer
- Maurus vom Scheidt (* 1973), German director and screenwriter
- Maurus Twerenbold (* 1988), Swiss jazz musician
- Maurus Wolter (1825–1890), German Benedictine, first Archabbot of the Beuron Archabbey
Individuals with the surname Maurus
- Gerda Maurus (1903–1968), Austrian actress
- Hartmann Maurus , also Hartmann Mor, Hartmann Mohr and Hartmann Moer (before 1506-1537), German lawyer, university professor
- Heinz Maurus (* 1952), German politician (CDU)
- Lux Maurus (* around 1470 in Kempten; † 16th century), carver from the Allgäu
- Nicolaus Maurus (1483–1539), German Lutheran theologian
- Sophia Maurus (* 2001), German Nordic combined athlete
Fictional people
- Maurus is a goatherd who appears in several of Alois Carigiet's picture books .