Gender: Male
Pronunciation: M AO R IY S AE SH L IY
Maurice Ashley is an American chess player, author, and commentator. In 1999, he earned the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM), making him the first Black person to do so.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on April 23, 2024
On the name Maurice Ashley, Maurice means Dark-skinned, Moorish. Ashley means Meadow of Ash Trees, Ash Tree Meadow, Meadow of ash trees, Ash wood.
The name Maurice Ashley is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a First Name.
Maurice is commonly found in France, United States of America, Netherlands, and 85 more countries.
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ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: M AO R IY S AE SH L IY
M: Pronounce as in "man" (M AE N)
AO: Pronounce as in "thought" (TH AO T)
R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)
IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)
S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)
AE: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)
SH: Pronounce as in "she" (SH IY)
L: Pronounce as in "let" (L EH T)
IY: Pronounce as in "see" (S IY)
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At NamesLook, the name Maurice is recorded 35,595 times globally, ranking it as the 1,866th most common name worldwide.
Maurice is most prevalent in France, with 8,621 occurrences, making it the 404th most popular name in the country.
In Netherlands, the name Maurice is found among 1 in every 69 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.
| Country | Rank | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| France | #404 | 1 : 151 |
| United States of America | #723 | 1 : 261 |
| Netherlands | #172 | 1 : 69 |
| Germany | #347 | 1 : 132 |
| Cameroon | #132 | 1 : 248 |
| United Kingdom | #806 | 1 : 332 |
| Belgium | #511 | 1 : 242 |
| South Africa | #2,003 | 1 : 2,405 |
| Ireland | #312 | 1 : 105 |
| Nigeria | #1,361 | 1 : 1,347 |
This chart displays the ranking of the name Maurice from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Maurice Ashley is an American chess player, author, and commentator. In 1999, he earned the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM), making him the first Black person to do so.
Maurice Ashley, of Bedford Row, Westminster, was an English Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1695 and 1713.
Maurice Percy Ashley was a British historian of the 17th Century and editor of The Listener. He published over thirty books, of which his Financial and Commercial Policy Under the Commonwealth Protectorate (1934) achieved wide academic influence, while his biographies Cromwell (1937) and General Monck (1976) received particular praise.
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