First name origins & meanings:
- Latin: Sea; of the sea; bitter
- Hebrew: Bitter; rebellion
- French: Ocean-loving
First name variations: Marin, Marren, Marrin, Mari, Merry, Marie, Maria, Miriam, Marian, Mame, Mamie, Maymie, Mayme, May, Mally, Molly, Polly, Mara, Maretta, Marel, Marella, Marlo, Mariette, Marieta, Meriel, Mimi, Minette, Minnie, Minny, Mitzi, Madonna, Marilla, Marla, Marya, Muriel, Manon, Manette, Marija, Marika, Maire, Mare, Marquita, Maure, Mairin, Mair, Maura, Maureen, Moira, Moire, Moya, Muire, Masha, Mairi, Mariya, Mashia, Mash, Mariath, Mary, Marino, Maryn, Marin
Last name origins & meanings:
- Dutch (Van (der) Maren): topographic name for someone
who lived by a watercourse, Middle Dutch mare, or a
habitational name from a place named Maren or Maar, from this
word.
- German: unexplained.
- Possibly an altered spelling of Irish Marron.