Marinus
Marinus, and its Greek form Marinos, is a male name, derived from Latin marinus meaning "marine; of or pertaining to the sea". It is used in the Netherlands as a given name, though most people use a short form in daily life, like Marijn, Mario, René, Rien, Rini, Riny, or Rinus. It may refer to:
- Ancient Roman
- Dutch
Meaning & Origin of Marinus
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marinus, and its Greek form Marinos, is a male name, derived from Latin marinus meaning "marine; of or pertaining to the sea". It is used in the Netherlands as a given name, though most people use a short form in daily life, like Marijn, Mario, René, Rien, Rini, Riny, or Rinus. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Ancient Roman
- Dutch
The Story of Marinus
American parents first put Marinus on the record books as a baby boy name in 1911, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 17 Marinuss were born — ranking #1,966 that year. About 38% of every Marinus on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Marinus last appeared in the published SSA data in 1950, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 266 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Marinus
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About the name Marinus
Marinus is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1911 and has accumulated 266 births in the dataset. Marinus's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #1,966. Use the chart and map above to compare Marinus's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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