Given name & surname
Marinus
“of the sea”
Marinus is a variant of Marino. One Latin interpretation is “of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marinus is a variant of Marino. One Latin interpretation is “of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marinus is a variant of Marino. An origin associated with Marino is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marinus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 266
- 266 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1950. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 329 as a first name in 2020; 105 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marinus’s family of names
In English usage, Marinus has a feminine form in Marina. Marinus has a related form in Marino. In French usage, Marinus has a feminine form in Marine.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Marinus has relatives in 8 languages.
7 related names in 8 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.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Marinafeminine form · English
- Marinderivative · English
- MarynPolish
- Marinefeminine form · French
- Marinkoequivalent
- Rinusequivalent
- Μαρῖνοςborrowing · Ancient Greek
- Марынаfeminine form · Belarusian
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People named Marinus
- Pope Marinus Ipope830–884
- Pope Marinus IIpope900–946
- Marinus van der LubbeDutch communist (1909–1934)
- Marinus of TyreGreek cartographer and mathematician (c.70–130)100–130
- Mario BeenDutch association football player and managerborn 1963
- Marinus KrausGerman ski jumperborn 1991
- Marinus van Reymerswaeleflemish painter (1490-1546)
- Rini WagtmansDutch road bicycle racer (1946–2026)
- Marinus ValentijnDutch racing cyclist (1900–1991)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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