Marin

See also: marin, marín, Marín, and märin

English

Etymology

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

  1. The place name of a county of 252,409 in northern California, see Marin County.
  2. A male given name
  3. A female given name

Derived terms

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 Invalid ISBN.

Anagrams

Faroese

Proper noun

Marin f

  1. 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

  1. genitive singular of Mari

Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

Mari +‎ -n

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɒrin]
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧rin

Proper noun

Marin

  1. superessive singular of Mari

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin Marinus, from marinus (“of or pertaining to the sea”).

Proper noun

Mȁrīn m

  1. A male given name
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