Marinus

Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. /maː.ˈri.nʏs/ (Dutch) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

From the Roman cognomen Marinus, which derives either from the family name Marius or from the Latin word marinus "of the sea". Saint Marinus was a 4th-century stonemason who built a chapel on Monte Titano, in the country that is today known as San Marino.

Related Names

VariantMarijn (Dutch)
DiminutivesRien, Rini, Rinus, Riny (Dutch)
Feminine FormsMarina (Ancient Roman) Marijn, Marina (Dutch)
Other Languages & CulturesMarin (Bulgarian) Marin, Marinko (Croatian) Marin (French) Marinos (Greek) Marino (Italian) Marin (Romanian) Marin, Marinko (Serbian) Marino (Spanish)

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  1. Kajanto, Iiro. The Latin Cognomina. Giorgio Bretschneider Editore, 1982, page 308.

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