Meaning, origin and history of the name Marina

Gender Feminine

Usage Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Finnish, Estonian, Russian, Romanian, Czech, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Georgian, Ancient Roman

Scripts Μαρίνα(Greek) Марина(Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian) მარინა(Georgian)

Pronounced Pron. /ma.ˈri.na/(Italian, Macedonian) /ma.ˈɾi.na/(Spanish) /mə.ˈɾi.nə/(Catalan) /ma.ˈʁiː.na/(German) /maː.ˈri.naː/(Dutch) /mə.ˈɹin.ə/(English) /mɐ.ˈrʲi.nə/(Russian) /ˈma.rɪ.na/(Czech) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Feminine form of Marinus. This name was borne by a few early saints. This is also the name by which Saint Margaret of Antioch is known in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Related Names

VariantsMarijn(Dutch) Marine(Georgian)

DiminutivesMarinella, Rina(Italian) Ina(German) Maren, Marna(Danish) Rina, Rini, Riny(Dutch) Marinka(Croatian) Marinka(Slovene) Marika(Georgian)

Masculine FormsMarino(Italian) Marino(Spanish) Marijn, Marinus(Dutch) Marinos(Greek) Marin(Romanian) Marin(Bulgarian) Marin(Croatian) Marin(Serbian) Marinus(Ancient Roman)

Other Languages & CulturesMarine(Armenian) Maryna(Belarusian) Marine, Marinette(French) Mariña(Galician) Maryna(Polish) Marína(Slovak) Maryna(Ukrainian)

Same SpellingMarína, Mariña

User SubmissionMarina