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Name

Marina

/mah-REE-nah/ FeminineLatin

Meaning

Marina is a feminine name of Latin origin meaning “of the sea”.

Marina is the feminine of the Latin marinus, of the sea, borne by early saints and a Shakespearean princess born aboard a ship in Pericles. Its international polish keeps it current from Moscow to Madrid, even as English speakers also hear the word for a harbor of sailboats.

A longtime international standard; consistently in the US girls' top 1000.

Popularity in the United States

Girls

Ranked #601 in 2025 · peak #218 in 1994

Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.

At a glance

Origin
Latin
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/mah-REE-nah/
Themes
Ocean

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Questions

  • Marina is a feminine name of Latin origin meaning “of the sea”. Marina is the feminine of the Latin marinus, of the sea, borne by early saints and a Shakespearean princess born aboard a ship in Pericles.

  • Marina is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a longtime international standard; consistently in the US girls' top 1000.

  • The name Marina comes from Latin. Marina is the feminine of the Latin marinus, of the sea, borne by early saints and a Shakespearean princess born aboard a ship in Pericles. Its international polish keeps it current from Moscow to Madrid, even as English speakers also hear the word for a harbor of sailboats.

  • Marina is pronounced mah-REE-nah.

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