Maurine Is A Girl’s Name Deriving From The Latin Name Mary, Meaning “star Of The Sea.” Maurine May Be A Variant Spelling Of The Irish Name Maureen, Which Is A Diminutive Of Mary. This Elegant Spelling Has A French Feel To It, And Is In Fact Almost Identical To The Name Of A Pretty French Village Called Maurines. Another Famous Maurine Is Maurine Dallas Watkins, Writer Of The Play Chicago, Which Was Later Adapted Into A Wildly Successful Musical And Film.