411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Māris
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
Maris maris máris
Latvian
Etymology
First recorded in 1736. From lv la Mauricius Maurice. Can also be interpreted as a masculine form of lv Māra, a variant of lv Marija Mary.
Proper noun
lv proper noun m
lv male
References
Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, 5-7966-0278-0
Population Register of Latvia: Māris was the only given name of 13 687 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.