Name Origins

Several other people are writing about the origins of their names, and I thought that I would do the same so here I go.
My first name is Patricia, which is derived from the Latin word patricius.  This term was used in ancient Rome to refer elite noble families, over time the meaning grew to include high council officials, and then it became an honorary title.  During the medieval ages, the English translation, patrician, was a term used to describe members of the bourgeois and aristocratic classes. The given name Patricia didn't become popular until it was used for one of Queen Victoria's granddaughters.  However today it seems to have lost some of its popularity, as I have only met one other girl born after the seventies with the first name Patricia.
My last name is Morse, which according to my father originated on the Scottish-English border around late 1500s.  Now the details have been lost to history but one of the more popular stories is that a wealthy man of German decent moved to the area. The man's last name is unknown but it is believed to have been pronounced similar to Moo (yes like a cow). He then changed his last name to Morse.  The Morse family came to the New World around the time of Jamestown, because they were kicked out of England for poaching on the King's land.