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American labor union leader in the Newspaper Guild, CIO, AFL-CIO
Morris Iushewits or Iushewitz (November 7, 1901 – September 18, 1981) was a union activist and leader of the Newspaper Guild, the Congress of Industrial
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American Jewish agency and wire service
magazine won 20 Rockower Awards. Institute for Nonprofit News (member) Morris Iushewitz Jewish Insider The Jewish Week Joe Sterling (January 22, 2012). "Jewish
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formation in 1959 until his death in 1986. Another early leader was Morris Iushewitz. Vincent Alvarez served as the Council's first full-time President
New York City Central Labor Council
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English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans, Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey).Welsh : Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1).German : variant of Moritz.Americanized form of any of various like-sounding Jewish surnames (see Morse).Morris was the name of an extensive and powerful family in colonial North America, whose members played a leading part in the emergence of the nation. They were descended from Richard Morris (d. 1672), who fought in Oliver Cromwell’s army and then became a merchant in Barbados. His son Lewis (1671–1746) established the “manor†of Morrisania in NY. His grandson, Lewis (1726–98), third owner of that manor, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Two other grandsons, Richard and Gouverneur, were also key figures in the Revolution. Their half-brother Staats Morris (1728–1800) was a general in the British army who was appointed governor of Quebec.
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English (Devon)
English (Devon) : variant of Morris 1.
Male
Irish
Irish form of Roman Latin Maurice, MUIRIS means "dark-skinned; Moor."
Girl/Female
Greek American
meaning gift. Famous bearer: In Greek mythology, Doris was the daughter of Oceanus and mother of...
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English
English : variant spelling of Morris 1.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, from the Old Norman French word norreis, NORRIS means "from the north."
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English (East Midlands)
English (East Midlands) : unexplained; possibly a variant of Marrin.
Boy/Male
American, British, English, Latin
Dark-skinned; Moorish
Male
English
From the English surname Harrison, HARRIS means "son of Harry."Â
Female
English
Variant spelling of Greek Doris, DORRIS means "bounty" and "unmixed, pure."
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Moorish
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Lorin, LORRIN means "of Laurentum."Â
Boy/Male
British, English, Greek, Gujarati, Indian, Latin
Dark-skinned; Moorish
Girl/Female
American, Australian, Chinese, Christian, Danish, French, Greek
Gift; From Doris; Similar to Doris
Boy/Male
Slavic
Warrior. Famous Bearers: monster movie actor Boris Karloff and Russian president Boris Yeltsin.
Male
English
Medieval English form of Roman Latin Maurice, MORRIS means "dark-skinned; Moor."
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English American Latin
Son of More.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, Dutch, English, French, German, Irish, Jamaican, Latin
Son of More; Sea-strength; Moor; Dark Skinned
Surname or Lastname
English, Welsh, and Scottish
English, Welsh, and Scottish : variant of Morris.Dutch and North German : variant of Moritz.French : variant of Maurice.Latvian : nickname for a dark person, from Moris ‘Moor’, ‘Negro’. Compare Moore 2.Lithuanian : possibly a nickname from morỹs ‘lazy person’.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Lorri, LORRIE means "land of the people of Lothar."
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Scottish
Scottish Gaelic form of Hebrew David, DABHAIDH means "beloved."
Girl/Female
Tamil
Mandita | மாஂநà¯à®¤à¯€à®¤à®¾
Decorated, Adorned
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Tamil
Joyful, Happy, Joyous
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Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Same; Equal
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Hindu, Indian, Punjabi
Infinite; Great; Best; Endless
Girl/Female
Arabic, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Wine; Beer
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Divine Pitcher Belonging to Gods; Holy Ganga
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Joy
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Thought
Male
English
English form of Roman Latin Pompeius, possibly POMPEY means "display, solemn procession."Â
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n.
Same as 1st Morris.
n.
A dance formerly common in England, often performed in pagenats, processions, and May games. The dancers, grotesquely dressed and ornamented, took the parts of Robin Hood, Maidmarian, and other fictious characters.
a.
Of or pertaining to disease or diseased parts; as, morbid anatomy.
a.
Of or pertaining to moors; marshy; fenny; boggy; moorish.
n.
A Moorish dance, usually performed by a single dancer, who accompanies the dance with castanets.
n.
A yellow crystalline substance of acid properties extracted from fustic (Maclura tinctoria, formerly called Morus tinctoria); -- called also moric acid.
a.
Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the Moors.
a.
Pertaining to, or derived from, fustic (see Morin); as, moric acid.
n.
A thing of Moorish origin; as: (a) The Moorish language. (b) A Moorish dance, now called morris dance. Marston. (c) One who dances the Moorish dance. Shak. (d) Moresque decoration or architecture.
n.
The day following the present; to-morrow.
a.
Dancing the morrice; dancing.
n.
A Moorish pike.
a.
Not sound and healthful; induced by a diseased or abnormal condition; diseased; sickly; as, morbid humors; a morbid constitution; a morbid state of the juices of a plant.
n.
A species of oak (Quercus cerris) native in the Orient and southern Europe; -- called also bitter oak and Turkey oak.
a.
Parched; dried with heat; as, a torrid plain or desert.
n.
An old game played with counters, or men, which are placed angles of a figure drawn on a board or on the ground; also, the board or ground on which the game is played.
n.
A marine fish having a very slender, flat, transparent body. It is now generally believed to be the young of the conger eel or some allied fish.
v. t.
To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a beam into a post, or a joist into a girder.
n.
A boy's play, called also fivepenny morris. See Morris.
n.
A morris dancer.