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Marinus
How to Pronounce Marinus
Pronounced muh-REE-nus /məˈriː.nəs/Medium
Meaning: Marinus is a Latin name meaning 'of the sea', from mare, 'sea'. It was borne by Saint Marinus, a fourth-century stonemason traditionally honored as the founder of the tiny republic of San Marino. The name kept a steady following in the Low Countries.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Marinus comes from the Latin marinus, 'of the sea', from mare. Its best-known bearer is Saint Marinus, a fourth-century stonemason remembered as the founder of San Marino, the world's oldest surviving republic. Long favored in the Netherlands, it reached American records with immigrant families in the early last century.
It appears thinly in American records in the early last century and reached its faint peak around nineteen-twenty. A boy given Marinus then would belong to a great-grandfather generation today.
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What does the name Marinus mean?
Marinus is Latin for 'of the sea', borne by Saint Marinus, honored as the founder of San Marino.
How do you pronounce Marinus?
It is said muh-REE-nus /məˈriː.nəs/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Marinus a boy or girl name?
Marinus is used as a boy's name.
How popular is Marinus?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty boys a year at its faint peak around nineteen-twenty.