Scottish: habitational name from Mar in Aberdeenshire, the
etymology of which is uncertain, possibly Old Norse marr, a
rare word generally denoting the sea, but perhaps also a marsh or fen,
as reflected in modern dialect forms.English: habitational name
from Marr in West Yorkshire, whose name is likewise of uncertain
origin; possibly the same as 1.German: from the Germanic personal
name Marro.
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