What does Marina mean?

Marina means "of the sea"

How do we pronounce Marina?

Marina \ma-ri-na, mar-ina\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Marina is pronounced MaaRIYNaa in German, Italian, Russian and Spanish 1.

1 Pronunciation for Marina: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Marina?

Marina's language of origin is Latin. It is used predominantly in English, German, Greek, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scottish, Slavic, and Spanish. Due to the association with the element marinus ('of the sea'), the name was used by Shakespeare for his play Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1607-1608), in which it was borne by Pericles' daughter in reference to her birth at sea. In the Eastern Orthodox Church, Saint Marina (-304) is the name by which Saint Margaret of Antioch is known. The name was adopted by English speakers in the 14th century. It was later popularized by Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906-1968) who became the Duchess of Kent in 1934. In Scotland, the name is used as an Anglicized form of Màiri. Marina is the feminine form of the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian Marinus pronounciation. The name Marina is widely used; it has 36 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name name Mareena, nicknames for Mareina, Maren name (also used in Frisian, German, and Scandinavian), Marena meaning and origin, name Marenka meaning, Marin name variations, name Marinae meaning, Marinah pronounciation, short names for Marinda, name Marindi origin, Marinell meaning and origin, baby name Marinelle, name Marinka origin, name Marinna, what does the name Marinochka mean, short names for Marna (also used in Scandinavian), Marne meaning of name, baby name Marnetta, meaning of Marnette, Marrina name popularity, name Maryn origin, Maryna meaning of name, Mayne name, Merina meaning of name, name Mirena origin, and Myrena meaning and origin. Other English variants the shortening Rena meaning of name (also used in Italian), and the familiar forms nicknames for Marni, short names for Marnie, and Rina meaning (also used in Dutch and Hebrew). Forms used in foreign languages the Scandinavian Mareen pronounciation, the Scandinavian what does the name Marene mean, the Dutch Marijn meaning, the French short names for Marine, and the Russian Marisha definition. The familiar form name Marinella (Italian) is another foreign variant. See also the related forms, the English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and German baby name Marisa and the Scottish nicknames for Màiri. Marina is a rather popular baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1930s up to the 1990s. At the modest height of its usage in 1994, 0.067% of baby girls were named Marina. It was #219 in rank then. The baby name has seen a decline in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #640 with a usage of 0.024%, however it was nevertheless the most popular within all girl names in its family. Marina was used 39% more than the next ranked name, Marisa meaning, in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Marina:

  • Actress Marina Sirtis, born 29 March 1959, London, England
  • Author Marina Warner, born 9 November 1946, London, England
  • Royalty Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, born 13 December 1906 - 27 August 1968, Athens, Greece.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Marina:

the English Marena meaning, the Polish name Maryna, the name Maharene name, the Scottish Mairianne name popularity, the English and Welsh name Mairwen meaning, the English Marama name variations, the name Maramey meaning, the name Marami name, the name name Maramie, the name Maramy name popularity, the name baby name Mareena, the Spanish, Czech, English, Portuguese, Romanian, and German Mariana name popularity, the English and French Mariane definition, the English meaning of Mariann, the English, French, and German name Marianne origin, the name meaning of Marie Ann, the name Mariene name variations, the French Marine meaning of name, the African and Swahili nicknames for Marini, and the English, French, and German Marion name.

The baby name Marina fun facts:

The name Marina in reverse order is "Aniram".

The numerological value of the name Marina is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Marina?

Marina is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames