Given name · Russian

Марий

“sea”

Марий is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Russian.

RussianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Marius.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Марий goes back to Latin mare, meaning “sea.”

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Where it comes from

Марий comes from Latin.

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How it developed

From Latin mare.

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Марий’s family of names

In Russian usage, Марий has a conventional equivalent in the English form Mary. In Russian usage, Марий has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Mario. In Russian usage, Марий has a conventional equivalent in the French form Marius.

Walk Марий’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Марий has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

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Latinwhere Марий comes from · 1 name

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 7

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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“bird”

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“flower”

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“flower”

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“ash tree; spear”

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“an oak tree”

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Ascariz

“ash tree; spear”

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Usher

“from the mouth of the river” · “from. the mouth of the river”

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Sibling ideas

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