The story behind Marinus
Nominalization of marīnus (“of or pertaining to the sea, marine”), an adjective cognate with Latin mare (“sea”). Versions of this name may derive from Aramaic מרא (marā /mrʾ/, “lord, master, ruler”), borrowed into Latin via Ancient Greek Μαρῖνος (Marînos), which could have been borrowed from either Latin or Aramaic, despite appearing Latin. Many individuals named Marinus appear throughout the ancient Roman world, but those whose names may have a Semitic origin may occur in regions with large Semitic-speaking populations such as Cyrenaica in Libya and in the city of Dura-Europos in Syria. The name appears chiefly in the ancient Roman and medieval Byzantine periods (2nd–8th century), as well as in inscriptions and papyri written during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, especially in Syria and Libya (4th century BCE – 4th century CE).
Pronunciation
Latin; Classical-Latin: [maˈriː.nʊs]
Regional pronunciation variants
- Latin: [maˈriː.nus]
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Names Similar to Marinus
Motiejus
Ultimately derived from Old Church Slavonic Матъѳѣи (Matŭθěi), from Ancient Greek Ματθαῖος (Matthaîos), from Aramaic מַתַּי (mattay).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Makāriyūs
From Ancient Greek Μακάριος (Makários).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Maksimas
* (Acc. 2:) Learned borrowing from Latin Maximus. * (Acc. 4:) Colloquial borrowing via Old East Slavic Макси́мъ (Maksímŭ).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Malakias
From Ancient Greek Μαλαχίας (Malakhías), from Biblical Hebrew מַלְאָכִי (malʼāḵî, literally “my messenger”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Malaquias
a male given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Malachy
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Marcellus
Borrowed from Latin Marcellus. Doublet of Marcel.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Marinus
Asa
Via Late Latin Asa from Koine Greek Ἀσά (Asá) from Biblical Hebrew אָסָא (ʾĀsāʾ), from Aramaic אָסְיָא (ʾāsyā, “physician, doctor, healer”), from Akkadian 𒀀𒍪 (A.ZU /asû/)…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bartholomew
From Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar tolmai, “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”), from בר (bar, “son”) and תלמי…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends W
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Bartolomeu
From Old Galician-Portuguese Bartolomeu, from Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar Tolmai, “son of Tolmai”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends U
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Marinus
Bartłomiej
Learned borrowing from Latin Bartholomaeus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends J
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Bertalan
From Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר and תלמי.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Bethan
Shortened form of Bethany, from Ancient Greek Βηθανία (Bēthanía), from Aramaic בית עניא (beth anya, “house of wretchedness”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length