Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Latin : Dark-skinned; like a Moor Boy name variations Maurice Morris Morse Maury Morry Morrie Moritz Moriz Morets Meuriz Moss Morrell Mauricio Maurizio Murray Maryse Morrison How Popular Is The Name Morey Family name origins & meanings Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mórdha (see Moore).English (of Norman origin) : from the Old French personal name Mory, a short form of Amaury (see Emery).