Maury

American  

[mawr-ee, mor-ee] / ˈmɔr i, ˈmɒr i /

noun

1. Matthew Fontaine 1806–73, U.S. naval officer and scientist.

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Maury British  

/ ˈmɔːrɪ /

noun

1. Matthew Fontaine. 1806–73, US pioneer hydrographer and oceanographer

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Maury Scientific  

/ môr′ē /

1. American naval officer and oceanographer who charted the currents and winds of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans and wrote the pioneering book Physical Geography of the Sea (1855).

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Maury

It “validated the imagination,” Maury Blackman, managing director of Pierpoint Ventures, wrote in a June 12 blog post ahead of SpaceX’s IPO.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026

The hypnotic sound of the Maury River 100 feet away set the stage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 18, 2025

Throughout the previous year, once indispensable working-day hosts like Ellen DeGeneres, Maury Povich, Wendy Williams, and Dr. Oz all bid goodbye to their time slots, either to retire or to seek other career paths.

From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2025

Lou Johnson also had two homers and Maury Wills hit .367 with three stolen bases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024

Uncle Maury said to not let anybody see us, so we better stoop over, Caddy said.

From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner