Maris
[ˈmærɪs]Meaning
of the sea, from the Latin title Stella Maris, "star of the sea"
Background Story
Maris means "of the sea", taken from the Latin title of the Virgin Mary, Stella Maris, meaning "star of the sea". A separate name, spelled the same way, is a diminutive of Maria.
Related Names
Marin
Romanian, Croatian, Serbian, Bulgarian and French form of Marinus
Maryn
No meaning is documented in the sources checked
Darya
Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian form of Daria; also Persian for "sea, ocean".
Halia
Ancient greek name meaning 'the dweller in the sea' or 'the briney'
Marea
Catalan and Spanish word for the tide, from Latin.
Maree
Variant of Marie
Marina
Feminine form of Marinus, from Latin marinus, "of the sea"
Marine
French, Armenian and Georgian form of Marina
Maro
A given name recorded in Croatian, Galician, Greek and ecclesiastical use