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

1. 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?’

   • 2025 November 30, David Darlington, “The Shocking Crash That Led Marin County to Reckon With the Dangers of E-Bikes”, in The New York Times Magazine‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 November 2025:

     The Marin law went into effect at varying points around the county this summer and, after grace periods, jurisdictions have begun enforcing it — but only after riders have been stopped for another infraction, like running a red light.

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

1. A male given name from Serbo-Croatian.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Marin

1. A female given name.

Anagrams

• Armin, Imran, N. Mar. I., Ramin, miRNA, mirna

Faroese

Proper noun

Marin f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• Marin's son: Marinarson
• Marin's daughter: Marinardóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Marin
accusative	Marina
dative	Marini
genitive	Marinar

Finnish

Etymology 1

< Swedish Marin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑri(ː)n/, [ˈmɑ̝ri(ː)n]
• Rhymes: -ɑrin
• Syllabification^(key): Ma‧rin
• Hyphenation^(key): Ma‧rin

Proper noun

Marin

1. a Swedish surname from Swedish

Declension

Inflection of Marin (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Marin	Marinit
genitive		Marinin	Marinien
partitive		Marinia	Marineja
illative		Mariniin	Marineihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Marin	Marinit
accusative	nom.	Marin	Marinit
	gen.	Marinin
genitive		Marinin	Marinien
partitive		Marinia	Marineja
inessive		Marinissa	Marineissa
elative		Marinista	Marineista
illative		Mariniin	Marineihin
adessive		Marinilla	Marineilla
ablative		Marinilta	Marineilta
allative		Marinille	Marineille
essive		Marinina	Marineina
translative		Mariniksi	Marineiksi
abessive		Marinitta	Marineitta
instructive		—	Marinein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Marin (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Marinini Marinini accusative nom. Marinini Marinini gen. Marinini genitive Marinini Marinieni partitive Mariniani Marinejani inessive Marinissani Marineissani elative Marinistani Marineistani illative Mariniini Marineihini adessive Marinillani Marineillani ablative Mariniltani Marineiltani allative Marinilleni Marineilleni essive Marininani Marineinani translative Marinikseni Marineikseni abessive Marinittani Marineittani instructive — — comitative — Marineineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Marinisi Marinisi accusative nom. Marinisi Marinisi gen. Marinisi genitive Marinisi Mariniesi partitive Mariniasi Marinejasi inessive Marinissasi Marineissasi elative Marinistasi Marineistasi illative Mariniisi Marineihisi adessive Marinillasi Marineillasi ablative Mariniltasi Marineiltasi allative Marinillesi Marineillesi essive Marininasi Marineinasi translative Mariniksesi Marineiksesi abessive Marinittasi Marineittasi instructive — — comitative — Marineinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Marinimme Marinimme accusative nom. Marinimme Marinimme gen. Marinimme genitive Marinimme Mariniemme partitive Mariniamme Marinejamme inessive Marinissamme Marineissamme elative Marinistamme Marineistamme illative Mariniimme Marineihimme adessive Marinillamme Marineillamme ablative Mariniltamme Marineiltamme allative Marinillemme Marineillemme essive Marininamme Marineinamme translative Mariniksemme Marineiksemme abessive Marinittamme Marineittamme instructive — — comitative — Marineinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Marininne Marininne accusative nom. Marininne Marininne gen. Marininne genitive Marininne Marinienne partitive Marinianne Marinejanne inessive Marinissanne Marineissanne elative Marinistanne Marineistanne illative Mariniinne Marineihinne adessive Marinillanne Marineillanne ablative Mariniltanne Marineiltanne allative Marinillenne Marineillenne essive Marininanne Marineinanne translative Mariniksenne Marineiksenne abessive Marinittanne Marineittanne instructive — — comitative — Marineinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Marininsa Marininsa accusative nom. Marininsa Marininsa gen. Marininsa genitive Marininsa Mariniensa partitive Mariniaan Mariniansa Marinejaan Marinejansa inessive Marinissaan Marinissansa Marineissaan Marineissansa elative Marinistaan Marinistansa Marineistaan Marineistansa illative Mariniinsa Marineihinsa adessive Marinillaan Marinillansa Marineillaan Marineillansa ablative Mariniltaan Mariniltansa Marineiltaan Marineiltansa allative Marinilleen Marinillensa Marineilleen Marineillensa essive Marininaan Marininansa Marineinaan Marineinansa translative Marinikseen Mariniksensa Marineikseen Marineiksensa abessive Marinittaan Marinittansa Marineittaan Marineittansa instructive — — comitative — Marineineen Marineinensa

Statistics

• Marin is the 1114^th (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 760 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑrin/, [ˈmɑ̝rin]
• Rhymes: -ɑrin
• Syllabification^(key): Ma‧rin
• Hyphenation^(key): Ma‧rin

Proper noun

Marin

1. genitive singular of Mari

Anagrams

• Armin, armin, riman

Hungarian

Etymology

Mari +‎ -n

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Marin

1. superessive singular of Mari

Japanese

Romanization

Marin

1. Rōmaji transcription of まりん

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin Marīnus, from marīnus (“of or pertaining to the sea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mâriːn/

Proper noun

Mȁrīn m anim (Cyrillic spelling Ма̏рӣн)

1. a male given name from Latin

Further reading

• “Marin”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2026