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Marin - Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Marin

[ 2 syll. ma-rin, mar-in ] The boy name Marin is pronounced as MEHRIHN †. Marin is used chiefly in the French and German languages, and it is derived from Latin origins. The name is derived from the Roman nickname Marinus (Latin) which is from the personal name Marius, or else it is from the Latin 'marinus' (of the sea). The name was borne by several saints and popes. The name Marina (English, German, Greek, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scottish, and Spanish) is the female form of Marin. The name Marino (Italian) and the name Marinus (German and Scandinavian) are variants of Marin. See also the related form, Marius (Dutch, English, French, German, Romanian, and Scandinavian).

Marin is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Marin has also been used as a girl name.

Baby names that sound like Marin include Marnin, Marwin (English), Mauran (Irish), Maurin (Italian), Merwin, Miron (Indian, English, Polish, and Russian), Mirone, Myron (English and Greek), Myrone, Marian (Czech, German, Polish, and Romanian), Marino (Italian), Meirion (Welsh), Merriman (English), Mirian (Albanian), Moreno (German, Italian, Slavic, and Spanish), Mariano (Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), and Miriani (Albanian).

 



† English pronunciation for Marin: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"


 
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