Marin
See also: marin, marín, Marín, and märin
English
Etymology 1
The county was either named after Chief Marin, of the Coast Miwok tribe, or derived from the Spanish name of its eastern bay known as Bahía de Nuestra Señora del Rosario la Marinera in 1775.
Proper noun
Marin
- The place name of a county of 252,409 in northern California (see Marin County).
- 1998, Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents, HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP (2019), page 278:
- ‘But youʼre going down to Ventura and Marin to find out for sure?’
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Derived terms
- Marin County
- Marin Miwok
References
- (etymology) Gudde, Erwin G. (1949). California Place Names: A Geographical Dictionary, p. 204. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press; Paperback edition (2004). →ISBN.
Etymology 2
From Serbo-Croatian Marin, from Latin Marinus, from marinus.
Proper noun
Marin
- A male given name from Serbo-Croatian
Proper noun
Marin
- A female given name
Anagrams
- Armin, Imran, N. Mar. I., Ramin, miRNA, mirna
Faroese
Proper noun
Marin f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Marin: Marinarson
- daughter of Marin: Marinardóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Marin |
| Accusative | Marina |
| Dative | Marini |
| Genitive | Marinar |
Finnish
Proper noun
Marin
- genitive singular of Mari
Anagrams
- Armin, armin, riman
Hungarian
Etymology
Mari + -n
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmɒrin]
- Hyphenation: Ma‧rin
Proper noun
Marin
- superessive singular of Mari
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Latin Marīnus, from marīnus (“of or pertaining to the sea”).
Proper noun
Mȁrīn m (Cyrillic spelling Ма̏рӣн)
- a male given name from Latin