53%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Welsh Pronounced Pron. MAY-rig [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From Old Welsh Mouric, possibly a Welsh form of the Latin name Mauritius (see Maurice). This was the name of a few early Welsh kings (such as the 5th-century Meurig ap Tewdrig). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantMeuricOther Languages & CulturesMouric(Old Welsh) Surname DescendantsMerrick, Merricks, Meyrick(Welsh) Categories kings, nationalities