Maris is a given name of Latin origin meaning "of the sea". It is derived from the phrase Stella Maris ("star of the sea"), an epithet for the Virgin Mary. It also etymologically refers to the words for 'sea/of the sea' in different languages like Spanish and Portuguese (mar), Old High German (meri), Indogermanic (mari), Irish Gaelic (muirí/mara) or French (mer/marine). It is used as a unisex name in Germany and Sweden as well as a feminine name in Estonia and the English speaking countries. In Estonia and the Netherlands, it is used as a short form of Maria. Also, Maris is a short form of the biblical name Damaris. There is also the similar Latvian masculine name Māris with a different root.
People
Female
- ja:MARIS (born 1999), American singer-songwriter
- Maris Hubschmid, German journalist, chief editor of one of the major newspapers and winner of the Theodor-Wolff-Preis
- Maris Lauri (born 1966), Estonian politician
- Maris Mägi (born 1987), Estonian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres
- Maris Rõngelep (born 1984), Estonian track and field athlete
- Maris Soule (born 1939), American author of romance, romantic suspense novels and short stories
- Maris Wrixon (1916–1999), American film and television actress
- Cora Mildred Maris Clark (1885–1967), New Zealand hockey player
- Maris Racal, Filipino Actress
- Maris Pfeiffer, German filmmaker and professor
- Maris Bustamante, Mexican feminist artist
Male
- 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
- Maris Martinsons, director of the Pacific Rim Institute for the Studies of Management
- Maris Bryant Pierce (1811–1874), Seneca chief, lawyer, land-rights activist
- Maris Valainis, American construction consultant and a former actor
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
- Maris Brood, a character and boss in the video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
- Maris, brother of Atymnius in Greek mythology
- Maris Bächle, female Detective in the German crime show Ein Schwarzwaldkrimi
See also
- Māris (name), a Latvian masculine given name
- Maris the Great, promotional performance artist based in Denver, Colorado
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