Marina - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Marina \m(a)-ri-

is pronounced mah-REE-nah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "from the sea". From "marine". A saint's name. Shakespeare gave the name to Pericles' daughter in his play "Pericles, Prince of Tyre". The name is popular in Russia.

Marina has 17 variant forms: Mareen, Mareena, Mareina, Marena, Marine, Marinda, Marinell, Marinella, Marinelle, Marinna, Marna, Marne, Marnetta, Marnette, Marni, Marnie and Maryn.

Baby names that sound like Marina are Marin, Mariana and Marinn.

Marina is a very common first name for women (#501 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#42958 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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