Given name & surname · Greek
Μαρίνα
“woman of the sea”
Μαρίνα is used as a given name and a surname.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Marina.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Μαρίνα is Marina written in the Greek alphabet. One Latin interpretation is “woman of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Μαρίνα is Marina written in the Greek alphabet. An origin associated with this spelling is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
Μαρίνα’s family of names
In Greek usage, Μαρίνα has a conventional equivalent in the English form Marina. In Greek usage, Μαρίνα has a conventional equivalent in the French form Marine. In Greek usage, Μαρίνα has a transliteration in Marina.
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Around the world
Μαρίνα has relatives in 27 languages.
12 related names in 27 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- MarineFrench
- MarynaPolish
- Marínaequivalent
- मरीनाHindi
- มารีนาThai
- МаринаMacedonian, Russian
- 마리나Korean
- マリナJapanese
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People named Μαρίνα
- Marina SattiGreek musician (born 1986)
- Marina KarellaGreek visual artist (born 1940)
- Marina MakropoulouGreek chess playerborn 1960
- Marina GalanouGreek trans activist
- Marina TsintikidouGreek fashion model and presenterborn 1971
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Similar names
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“from the long meadow”
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Tayenne
“born during the new moon”
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Sohalea
“of the moon's glow”
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Meaburn
“meadow” · “stream”
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