Mar - Meaning of Mar

What does Mar mean?

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Mar

[ 1 syll. mar, ma-r ] The baby girl name Mar is also used as a boy name. It is pronounced MAAR †. Mar is of Spanish and Latin origin. It is used mainly in Spanish. Spanish origin: It is derived literally from the word mar which is of the meaning 'sea'. It represents the transferred use of the vocabulary word as a given name.

In addition, Mar is a contracted form of the English Marian.

Mar is also a form of the English, Hebrew, Dutch, German, and Scandinavian Mariel.

Mar is also a contracted form of the English Marilyn.

Mar is also a contracted form of the English, French, and Polish Marin.

Mar is also a form of the Greek and English Maris.

See also the related categories, latin, word (element), sea, spanish, and vocabulary.

Mar is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Mar, Marilyn was the most popular in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Mar include Mair, Mare, Maure, Meinir, Mer, Mere, Mir, Mirembe, Moir, Mor, More, Moyre, Mór, Muire, Maarii, Maarja, Maeri, Maharai, Mahir, and Mahire.

† English pronunciation for Mar: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"