Marina is a feminine given name. It is the female version of the Roman family name Marinus, which is a form of the Latin name Marius. The meaning of Marius might be connected to

Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is also known as the "Red Planet", because of its orange-red appearance. Mars is a desert-like rocky planet with a tenuous carbon dioxide () atmosphere. At the average surface level the atmosph ...

, the Roman god of war, or with the Latin word ''maris'', meaning ''virile''. It also later became associated with the Latin word ''marinus'', meaning "of the sea".

Religion

* Saint Marina (disambiguation), name of several Christian saints * Marina of Omura (died 11 November 1634), one of the 16 Martyrs of Japan

Arts

* Marina (Japanese singer) (born 1987) * Marina (Polish singer) (born 1989) * Marina Kaye (born 1998), French singer *

Marina Abramović Marina Abramović ( sr-Cyrl, Марина Абрамовић, ; born November 30, 1946) is a Serbian conceptual and performance artist. Her work explores body art, endurance art, the relationship between the performer and audience, the limit ...

(born 1946), Serbian performance artist *

Marina Berti Elena Maureen Bertolino (29 September 1924 – 29 October 2002), known professionally as Marina Berti, was an Italian film actress. She was born in London from an Italian father and an English mother. Biography Her first screen appearance was ...

(1924–2002), Italian film actress * Marina de Tavira (born 1974), Mexican actress * Marina Devyatova (born 1983), Russian singer and interpreter of Russian traditional music *

Marina Diamandis Marina Lambrini Diamandis ( ; ; born 10 October 1985), known mononymously as Marina (often stylised in all caps) and previously by the stage name Marina and the Diamonds, is a Greek-Welsh singer, songwriter, poet and record producer. Born in B ...

(born 1985), known as "Marina" and formerly "Marina and the Diamonds", Welsh-Greek singer-songwriter * Marina Giordana (born 1955), Italian actress * Marina Golbahari (born 1989), Tajik-Afghan actress * Marina Hanser. glass artist from Belgium *

Marina Inoue is a Japanese voice actress and narrator from Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with Aoni Production. She was signed into Aniplex until 2007. She was chosen out of 2,000 people from the "Gonna be a star" auditions (hosted by Sony Music Entertain ...

(born 1985), Japanese singer and voice actress * Marina Karella (born 1940), Greek artist * Marina Keegan (1989–2012), American author and playwright * Marina Khan (born 1962), Pakistani TV actress * Marina Kuroki (born 1988), Japanese actress and gravure idol * Marina Kuroki (born 1988), Japanese actress and gravure idol *

Marina Latorre Marina Latorre Uribe (born 14 August 1925) is a Chilean writer, journalist and gallerist. Life Latorre was born in Punta Arenas, Chile. In the 1940s, she moved to Santiago to pursue a career as a literature teacher at Universidad de Chile. Dur ...

(born 1925), Chilean writer, journalist and gallerist *

Marina Lewycka Marina Lewycka ( ; born 12 October 1946) is a British novelist of Ukraine, Ukrainian origin. Early life Lewycka was born in a refugee camp in Kiel after World War II. Her family subsequently moved to England; she now lives in Sheffield, South ...

(born 1946), British-Ukrainian novelist * Marina Lima (born 1955), Brazilian singer and songwriter * Marina Lizorkina (born 1983), Russian singer and former member of girl group

Serebro Serebro ( rus, Серебро, t=Silver, p=sʲɪrʲɪˈbro, a=ru-серебро.ogg; stylized in all caps) is a Russian girl group formed by their manager and producer Maxim Fadeev. Serebro was formed in 2006, consisting of Marina Lizorkina, Olg ...

Marina Mayoral Marina Mayoral Díaz (Mondoñedo, Spain, September 12, 1942) is a Galician people, Galician writer in Galician language, Galician and Spanish language, Spanish. Early life and education She has lived in Madrid since the age of 19, but always mai ...

(1942), Spanish writer * Marina Ōno (born 1972), Japanese voice actress * Marina Orsini (born 1967), Canadian actress * Marina Pierro (born 1960), Italian actress * Marina Poplavskaya (born 1977), Russian opera singer *

Marina Prior Marina Prior (born 18 October 1963) is an Australian soprano and actress with a career mainly in musical theatre. From 1990 to 1993, she starred as the original Christine Daaé in the Australian premiere of ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 mus ...

(born 1963), Australian singer and actress * Marina Ripa Di Meana (1941–2018), Italian writer, actress, director, stylist and TV personality * Marina Ruy Barbosa (born 1995), Brazilian actress *

Marina Salandy-Brown Marina Salandy-Brown FRSA, Hon. Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, FRSL, is a Trinidad & Tobago, Trinidadian journalist, broadcaster and cultural activist. She was formerly an editor and Senior Manager in Radio and News and Current Affair ...

, Trinidadian broadcaster, journalist and cultural activist * Marina Satti (born 1986), Greek singer, songwriter, actress and music producer * Marina Semyonova (1908–2010), Soviet ballerina * Marina Shiraishi (born 1986), Japanese singer *

Marina Sirtis Marina Sirtis (; born 29 March 1955) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Counselor Deanna Troi on the television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' and four ''Star Trek'' feature films, as well as other appearances ...

(born 1955), British-American actress * Marina Suma (born 1959), Italian actress * Marina Tsintikidou (born 1971), Greek fashion model and TV presenter *

Marina Tsvetaeva Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva ( rus, Марина Ивановна Цветаева, p=mɐˈrʲinə ɪˈvanəvnə tsvʲɪˈta(j)ɪvə, links=yes; 31 August 1941) was a Russian poet. Her work is some of the most well-known in twentieth-century Russ ...

(1892–1941), Russian poet and writer, frequently referred to by her first name *

Marina Tucaković Marina Tucaković ( sr-Cyrl, Марина Туцаковић; 4 November 1953 – 19 September 2021) was a Serbian lyricist and songwriter. Born and raised in Belgrade, Serbia, Tucaković had a degree from the Economic Faculty at the Universit ...

(1953–2021), Serbian lyricist *

Marina Vlady Marina Vlady (born 10 May 1938) is a French actress. Biography Vlady was born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine to White Russian immigrant parents. Her father was an opera singer and her mother was a dancer. Her sisters, now all deceased, were the a ...

(born 1938), French actress *

Marina Warner Dame Marina Sarah Warner (born 9 November 1946) is an English historian, mythographer, art critic, novelist and short story writer. She is known for her many non-fiction books relating to feminism and myth. She has written for many publication ...

(born 1946), English writer, historian and mythographer * Marina Watanabe (born 1970), Japanese singer and actress

Politics and journalism

* Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (1906–1968), member of the British Royal family, formerly a Greek princess * Marina Ferrari (born 1973), French politician * Marina Hyde (born 1974), British journalist * Marina Kaljurand (born 1962), Estonian diplomat * Marina Mahathir, Malaysian journalist, daughter of Mahathir bin Mohamad * Marina Mniszech (1588–1614), Polish political adventurer * Marina Mukabenova (born 1982), Russian politician * Marina Orgeyeva (born 1959), Russian politician * Marina Ovsyannikova (born 1978), Russian journalist and TV producer *

Marina Silva Maria Osmarina Marina da Silva Vaz de Lima (born Maria Osmarina da Silva; 8 February 1958), known as Marina Silva, is a Brazilian politician and environmentalist, currently serving as Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, a position ...

(born 1958), Brazilian politician and environmentalist * Marina Weisband (born 1987), German politician * Marina van Zyl, South African politician * Marina Vondeling (born 1986), Dutch politician * Marina Yannakoudakis (born 1956), British politician

Sports

* Marina Akulova (born 1985), Russian volleyball player * Marina Canetti (born 1983), Brazilian water polo player * Marina Dmitrović (born 1985), Serbian handball player * Marina Erakovic (born 1988), New Zealand tennis player * Marina Granovskaia (born 1975), Russian-Canadian director of Chelsea Football Club * Marina Karaflou (born 1980), Greek shooter * Marina Khan (bowls) (born 1965), New Zealand bowls player * Marina Kiehl (born 1965), German skier and Olympic gold medalist * Marina Klimova (born 1966), Russian figure skater * Marina Kuptsova (born 1981), Russian high jumper * Marina Laurencon (born 1960), French alpine skier * Marina Maljković (born 1981), Serbian basketball coach * Marina Malpica (born 2000), Mexican rhythmic gymnast * Marina Radu (born 1984), Canadian water polo player * Marina Rajčić (born 1993), Montenegrin handball player * Marina Sheshenina (born 1985), Russian volleyball player * Marina Tumas (born 1981), Belarusian volleyball player * Marina Vasarmidou (born 1972), Greek sprinter *

Marina Rodriguez Marina Alcalde Rodriguez (born April 29, 1987) is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist. She competed in the women's Strawweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), achieving an 8-5 record, with 2 draws in the promotion. ...

(born 1987), Brazilian MMA Fighter

Others

* Marina, better known as ' La Malinche', Nahua interpreter, advisor, and paramour of Hernán Cortés (d. 1529) * Marina Brogi (born 1967), Italian economist and author * Marina Butovskaya, Russian ethologist and cultural anthropologist *

(born 1985), Welsh singer-songwriter and record producer * Marina Galina, Venetian dogaressa (d. 1420) * Marina Nani, Venetian dogaressa (d. 1473) * Marina Orlova (born 1980), Russian internet celebrity with the show on YouTube, ''HotForWords'' * Marina Papaelia, Greek-Egyptian Miss World contestant * Marina Oswald Porter (born 1941), widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, the presumed assassin of U.S. President John F. Kennedy * Marina Raskova (1912–1943), Russian Navigator * Marina Vega (1923–2011), Spanish spy for the French Resistance * Marina von Neumann Whitman (1935–2025), American economist, writer and automobile executive

Fictional characters

* Marina, principal love interest of Howard in the BBC sitcom series ''

Last of the Summer Wine ''Last of the Summer Wine'' is a British sitcom set in Yorkshire created and written by Roy Clarke and originally broadcast by the BBC from 1973 to 2010. It premiered as an episode of ''Comedy Playhouse'' on 4 January 1973, and the first seri ...

'' * Marina, the daughter of the leading character Prince Pericles of Tyre in the play ''

Pericles, Prince of Tyre ''Pericles, Prince of Tyre'' is a Jacobean play written at least in part by William Shakespeare and included in modern editions of his collected works despite questions over its authorship, as it was not included in the First Folio. It was p ...

'' (1608) by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

and (probably) George Wilkins * Marina, title character in

George Lillo George Lillo (3 February 1691 – 4 September 1739) was an English playwright and tragedian. He was also a jeweller in London. He produced his first stage work, ''Silvia, or The Country Burial'', in 1730, and a year later his most famous play, ...

's play ''

Marina A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : "related to the sea") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships or cargo ...

'' (1738), based on the preceding * Marina (aka "Number Seven"), one of the main protagonists in the ''

Lorien Legacies ''Lorien Legacies'' is a series of young adult fiction, young adult science fiction books, written by James Frey, Jobie Hughes, and formerly, Greg Boose, under the collective pseudonym Pittacus Lore. The title of the series is taken from Lorie ...

'' series by Pittacus Lore * Marina, an octopus villager from the video game series ''

Animal Crossing is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. It was created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. The player character is a human who lives in a village inhabited by various anthropomorphic animals and can ...

'' * Marina Liteyears, the main protagonist of Treasure's '' Mischief Makers'' video game * Marina, the young mermaid in the TV series ''

Stingray Stingrays are a group of sea Batoidea, rays, a type of cartilaginous fish. They are classified in the suborder Myliobatoidei of the order Myliobatiformes and consist of eight families: Hexatrygonidae (sixgill stingray), Plesiobatidae (deepwate ...

'' * Marina, title character in telenovela ''Marina'' * Marina Ismail, a Middle-Eastern princess from the anime ''

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is a Japanese anime television series, the eleventh installment in Sunrise studio's long-running ''Gundam'' franchise comprising two seasons. The series is set on a futuristic Earth and is centered on the exploits of the fictional paramilit ...

'' * Marina (Peggle), one of the Peggle Masters that was first seen in '' Peggle Nights'' * Marina, a main character in the Nickelodeon TV series '' The Fresh Beat Band'' and its spin-off '' Fresh Beat Band of Spies'' * Marina, in the 1975 animated film '' Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid'' * Marina Ferrer, a minor character in ''

The L Word ''The L Word'' is a television drama series that aired on Showtime in the United States from 2004 to 2009. The series follows the lives of a group of lesbian and bisexual women who live in West Hollywood, California. The premise originated wit ...

'' * Marina Green, a '' Fishtronaut'' character * Marina Cooper Lewis, a character on the television soap opera ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. ''Guiding Light'' aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio ...

'' * Marina, one of the members of the fictional band Off The Hook from the video game ''

Splatoon 2 is a 2017 third-person shooter game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It was released on July 21, 2017, as a direct sequel to ''Splatoon''. As with the previous installment, ''Splatoon 2'' consists of online multip ...

'' * Marina Romanova, a main character appearing in season 3 and season 6 of a detective-themed video game ''

Criminal Case Criminal procedure is the adjudication process of the criminal law. While criminal procedure differs dramatically by jurisdiction, the process generally begins with a formal criminal charge with the person on trial either being free on bail ...

'' * Marina Tsukishima, in the anime ''

BanG Dream! ''BanG Dream!'', also known as , is a Japanese music media franchise owned by Bushiroad. Created by Bushiroad president Takaaki Kidani in January 2015 with original story by Kō Nakamura, the project began as a manga before ex ...

'' and in the game '' BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!'' * Marina (aka "Water Pirate"), in the Disney Junior animated series ''

Jake and the Never Land Pirates ''Jake and the Never Land Pirates'', titled ''Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' for the fourth season and associated merchandise, is an American animated Interactivity, interactive preschool children's television series for Disney Jr. Bas ...

'' * Marina, in the online game ''

Pixie Hollow Pixie Hollow is a character meet and greet attraction at Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland Hong Kong Disneyland () (abbreviated HKDL; also known as HK Disneyland or Disneyland Hong Kong) is a theme park located on reclaimed land in Penny's ...

'' and the TV special '' Pixie Hollow Games'' * Marina, an NPC ''(Non-Player Character)'' in Hypixel's MMORPG gamemode, ''Skyblock'' * Marina, an anthropomorphic penguin in the 1995 animated film '' The Pebble and the Penguin'' * Marina, in the 2011 film '' Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides'' * Marina, a main character in the French animated series '' Zig & Sharko''

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