Mauricio (given name)

Mauricio is a Spanish and Portuguese masculine given name, equivalent to English Maurice and derived from the Roman Mauritius. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "dark-skinned, Moorish".

The following are the equivalents in other languages:
 * Maurice, English
 * Morris, English
 * Mauricio, Spanish
 * Maurício, Portuguese
 * Maurice, French
 * Moritz, German
 * Maurizio, Italian
 * Maurits, Dutch

People

 * Mauricio Borensztein (1927–1996), Argentine comedian known on stage as "Tato Bores"
 * Mauricio Carlos de Onís y Mercklein (1790–1861), Spanish politician and diplomat
 * Mauricio Cienfuegos (born 1968), El Salvadoran footballer
 * Mauricio Funes (born 1959), president of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014
 * Mauricio Galguera (born 1958), Mexican painter
 * Mauricio González-Gordon y Diez (1923–2013), Spanish sherry maker and conservationist
 * Mauricio Hadad (born 1971), Colombian tennis player
 * Mauricio Islas (born 1973), Mexican actor
 * Mauricio Kagel (1931–2008), German-Argentinean composer
 * Mauricio Lomonte (born 1982), Cuban radio announcer and television host
 * Mauricio Macri (born 1959), president of Argentina
 * Mauricio Ortega (discus thrower) (born 1994), Colombian discus thrower
 * Mauricio Ortega (cyclist) (born 1980), Colombian road cyclist
 * Mauricio Pochettino (born 1972), football coach
 * Mauricio Pellegrino (born 1971), Argentine retired footballer and manager
 * Mauricio Pinilla (born 1984), Chilean footballer
 * Mauricio Soler (born 1983), Colombian professional road bicycle racer
 * Maurício Rua (born 1981), Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter
 * Mauricio de Zúñiga (died 1816), Spanish Governor of La Florida in 1812–1813 and 1816
 * Mauricio de Sousa (born 1935), Brazilian cartoonist
 * Mauricio de María y Campos (1943–2021), Mexican ambassador
 * Mauricio Macri (born 1959) President of Argentina from 2015 to 2019