Meaning & origin
What it means
Marij is a romanization of Марий. Марий goes back to Latin mare, meaning “sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marij is a form of Maria. Maria comes from Latin, and ultimately from Hebrew.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Marij’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Marij has a related form in Maria. In Russian usage, Marij has a conventional equivalent in the Czech form Marius. In Polish usage, Marij has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Марий.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Marij has relatives in 3 languages.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marij
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Similar names
If you love Marij, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Marvynne
“a friend of the sea”
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Manlie
“from the man's meadow; from the hero's meadow”
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Marína
“of the sea”
>99% girls
Marila
“of the shining sea”
1% boys · 99% girls
Manleigh
“from the man's meadow; from the hero's meadow”
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Malti
“resembling a fragrant flower”
4% boys · 96% girls
mahsā
“moon”
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Mareina
“woman of the sea”
>99% girls