Marinus

marinus Danish Proper noun da proper noun da male Latin Marina Latin Etymology la marīnus of or pertaining to the sea, marine, an adjective cognate with la mare sea. Versions of this name may derive from arc מרא marā mrʾ lord, master, ruler, borrowed into Latin via la grc Μαρῖνος, which could have been borrowed from either Latin or Aramaic, despite appearing Latin. Many individuals named Marinus appear throughout the ancient Roman world, but those whose names may have a Semitic origin may occur in regions with large Semitic-speaking populations such as Cyrenaica in Libya and in the city of Dura-Europos in Syria. The name appears chiefly in the ancient Roman and medieval Byzantine periods (2nd–8th century), as well as in inscriptions and papyri written during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, especially in Syria and Libya (4th century  – 4th century ). Pronunciation Marīnus Proper noun Marīnus<2> la Classical Latin Early Medieval Latin la male c. 4th century  – 8th century  Declension Marinus<2> Descendants grc Μαρῖνος 1 el Μαρίνος 1 da Marinus 1 en Marin Marino 1 it Marino 1 es Marino 1 is Marinó 1 References Marinus, in Trismegistos People, Personal names of non-royal individuals living in Egypt in documentary texts between BC 800 and AD 800, KU Leuven. Retrieved February 15, 2026. Q16278998 on Wikidata Μαρῖνος מרא in Jastrow, Marcus. (1903). A dictionary of the Targumim, the Talmud Babli and Yerushalmi, and the midrashic literature : with an index of scriptural quotations. Luzac. From Sefaria. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026. Lüderitz, Gert, & Reynolds, Joyce Maire (1983). CJZC,69 in Corpus jüdischer Zeugnisse aus der Cyrenaika (CJZC), (in German), L. Reichert. 13217311 8 10 21 Vattioni, Francesco (1988). "I Semiti Nell'epigrafia Cirenaica." (In Italian). Studi Classici e Orientali, 37, pages 538-539. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/24182955. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026. Welles, C. Bradford, Robert O. Fink, Perkins, Ann, & Gilliam, James Frank (1959). Introduction, C. Semitic Names, 10. Special Groups: From the root MRʾ: "lord." In The Excavations at Dura-Europos: final report V, pt. 1: The Parchments and Papyri. Originally published by Yale University Press, Attribution, via Wikimedia Commons. Yale University Press, Page 64 Wikidata Contributors, International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive (IDEA) (2026). Inscription 881. Graffito from the Temple of Adonis, Dura-Europos, unknown collection. Wikidata. Retrieved 23:32, January 24, 2026 from Wikidata (Q134084153). 6 0012