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Austin vs Morris - What's the difference?

austin | morris |

As proper nouns the difference between austin and morris

is that austin is a city, the capital of texas while morris is derived from the norman given name maurice.

As an adjective austin

is augustinian.

austin

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • A city, the capital of Texas.
  • , in modern usage transferred back from the surname.
  • A former make of British motor car.

    • Derived terms

    * Austinite

    Related terms

    * Austen

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Augustinian
    • Austin friars

    Anagrams

    * ----

    morris

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (Moorish).

    Noun

    (es)
  • (weapons) A type of pike.
  • * 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 49.:
    • Another kind of pike called a morris , that is a Moorish pike, was much in fashion about the reigns of Henry VIII. and Elizabeth.
    See also
    * Morris dancing

    Etymology 2

    From (Morris), the surname of its discoverer.

    Noun

    (es)
  • A marine fish with a very slender, flat, transparent body, now generally believed to be the young of the conger eel or some allied fish.
    • (Webster 1913)