81%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. /ˈmɛɹ.ɪs/, /ˈmæɹ.ɪs/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "of the sea", taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary, Stella Maris, meaning "star of the sea". Related Names Same SpellingMāris, Maris 1User SubmissionMaris PopularityDetails Last ranked #49 in 2022 Croatia Last ranked #98 in 2015 Latvia People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class natural wholesome refined strange simple serious Categories A Song of Ice and Fire characters, celestial, ends in -is, Frasier characters, Greek mythology, isograms, Marian titles, mythology, ocean, potato varieties, rare English, stars, water