The marin Surname
marin Name Meaning and History
- Spanish (Marín), French, English, Slovenian, Croatian, and Romanian: from the Latin personal name Marinus, borne by several minor early saints. Originally this was a Roman family name derived from Marius (compare Marie), but was often taken to mean ‘of the sea’.
- Italian (Venetia): variant of Marino.
- Serbian, Croatian, and Slovenian: from the personal name Marija or its short form Mara (see Maria).
- Galician and Spanish: habitational name from a place called Marín, in particular the one in Pontevedra, Galicia.
- French: occupational name for a sailor, Old French marin (Late Latin marinus, a derivative of mare ‘sea’).
- Asturian-Leonese (Marín): occupational name for a sailor in Asturies.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| does anyone know where the last name Marin originted from? | Jorge Marin | 11 |
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| Peter Brendy Marin, age 21, of Fairview Township, Pennsylvania," son of,Dennis R. and Cathy B. Marin. |
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