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Moritz

American  
[moh-rits] / ˈmoʊ rɪts /

noun

  1. Maurice.

  2. a male given name, form of Maurice.


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This season she is leading the giant slalom World Cup standings thanks to a pair of wins in St Moritz, but France's Aurelie Richard and veteran German Andrea Rothfuss will be among those to push her.

From BBC

"Britain is an uncomfortable place for Jews today," Cardiff-born billionaire Sir Michael Moritz has said.

From BBC

His paternal grandparents, Max and Minnie Moritz, were among swathes of relatives killed during the Holocaust.

From BBC

He said the sense of being an outsider had accompanied him since childhood and recalled opening the phone directory as a teenager and scanning the "M" section, hoping his family would not be the only entry under "Moritz".

From BBC

The group has not yet filed any fundraising reports with the secretary of state’s office, but the ads’ disclosure says the top donors are billionaire venture capitalist Michael Moritz, luxury sleepwear company founder Ashley Merrill and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Michael Seibel.

From Los Angeles Times