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Maris (given name)

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Maris is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning "of the sea". It is derived from Stella Maris ("star of the sea"), an epithet for the Virgin Mary. Maris is a feminine given name in the English speaking countries and in Estonia.

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People

  • Maris, brother of Atymnius in Greek mythology
  • Maris, a saint and martyr of the group Maris, Martha, Abachum and Audifax
  • Maris Sole Agnelli (1892–1935), Italian industrialist, principal family shareholder of the Italian car company Fiat
  • Maris Cakars (1942–1992), editor of WIN (Workshop in Nonviolence) Magazine (anti-Vietnam War) from 1970 to 1976
  • Maris (bishop), 4th century Bishop of Chalcedon
  • Cora Mildred Maris Clark (1885–1967), New Zealand hockey player and administrator, nurse
  • Anna Maris Igpit (born 1987), Philippine beauty queen, model, and TV personality
  • Maris Mägi (born 1987), Estonian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres
  • Maris Martinsons, director of the Pacific Rim Institute for the Studies of Management
  • Maris Soule (born 1939), American author of romance, romantic suspense novels and short stories
  • Maris Valainis, American construction consultant and a former actor
  • Maris Wrixon (1916–1999), American film and television actress

    • Mythical or fictional characters

  • Maris (mythology), an Etruscan god depicted as an infant, perhaps related to the Roman Mars
  • Maris Crane, fictional character from the TV show Frasier
  • The main character in the anime Maris the Chojo
  • Maris Pallitax, a character in the young adult fantasy series The Edge Chronicles

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