Marin
Male#55 most common in Croatia13,771 people in Croatia
- Meaning:
- Of the sea
- Origin:
- Latin
About the name Marin
From Latin 'marinus' ('of the sea'). St. Marinus, a stonemason, is the legendary founder of San Marino; the name is especially common along the Croatian coast.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- March 3
Popularity with newborns
- Boys · 2025 · 117 births · #41 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
13,771 people in Croatia are called Marin, according to the 2021 census. That is #55 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Marin is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Marin
- Marin Držić — Renaissance playwright from Dubrovnik
- Marin Getaldić — 17th-century mathematician and physicist
- Marin Čilić — Tennis player, US Open champion
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.