Name: Maury
Gender: Male
Usage: Maury, of latin origin, is a popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Maury are in general originating from United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Maury across the world, see Maurice.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Maury is: Moor, Dark skinned.
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Numerology of the first name Maury: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Maury is ranked on the 9,611th position of the most used names. It means that this name is commonly used.
We estimate that there are at least 26700 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Maury has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Maury for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Maury is 22 September.
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History and Origin
Maury is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
- Abram Poindexter Maury (1801–1848), member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee and lawyer
- Alain Maury (born 1958), French astronomer
- Antonia Maury (1866–1952), American astronomer
- Dabney Herndon Maury (1822–1900), Confederate major general and United States Ambassador to Colombia
- Reverend James Maury (1718–1769), educator, Anglican minister and litigant in an important lawsuit; grandfather of Matthew Fontaine Maury
- James Maury (consul) (1746–1840), one of the first diplomats of the United States
- Jean-Sifrein Maury (1746–1817), French cardinal and Archbishop of Paris
- John Walker Maury (1809–1855), lawyer and 14th mayor of Washington, D.C.
- Louis Ferdinand Alfred Maury (1817–1892), French scholar
- Commodore Matthew Fontaine Maury (1806–1873), American oceanographer, cartographer and author
- Pierre Maury (1282 or 1283-after 1324), French shepherd converted from Catholicism to Albigensianism
- Richard Maury (1882–1950), American engineer best known for his railroad work in Argentina
- Serge Maury (born 1946), French sailor and 1972 Olympic champion in the Finn class
Given name:
- Maury Allen (1932–2010), American sportswriter
- Maury Buford (born 1960), retired National Football League punter
- Maury Chaykin (1949–2010), Canadian-American actor
- Maury Deutsch (born 1918), American musician, arranger-composer and teacher
- Maury Maverick (1895–1954), maverick member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas and coiner of the term "gobbledygook"
- Maury Nipp (born 1930), American football player
- Maury Povich (born 1939), American journalist and talk show host
- Maury Wills (born 1932), retired Major League Baseball player and 1962 Most Valuable Player
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16 June 2015
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