Names Categorized "Mars"

Aelita is a feminine given name created by Russian author Aleksey Tolstoy for his science fiction novel Aelita (1923), where it belongs to a Martian princess. In the narrative, the name is said to mean "starlight seen fo...

Ares is the Greek god of war and courage, one of the Twelve Olympians in Greek mythology. His name may derive from either the Greek word ἀρή (are) meaning "bane, ruin" or ἄρσην (arsen) meaning "male." The name first appe...

Aris is a modern Greek masculine name that serves as a vernacular form of Ares, the name of the Greek god of war. It is also used as a short form of Aristotelis, the Greek version of Aristotle. The name is predominantly...

Bahram (Persian: بهرام) is a Persian male given name meaning "victory over resistance" or "smiting of resistance." The name derives from Avestan Vərəthraghna (𐬬𐬆𐬭𐬆𐚂𐬀𐬖𐬥𐬀), the name of a Zoroastrian deity associated with v...

Ina is a feminine given name used in Danish, Dutch, English, German, Latvian, Norwegian, Slovene, and Swedish. It originated as a short form of names ending with or containing the element ina, such as Martina, Christina,...

Maarten is a Dutch masculine given name, representing the standardized Dutch form of Martin. The name Martin ultimately traces its roots to the Roman name Martinus, which derives from Martis, the genitive case of the Rom...

Mair is the Welsh form of Mary, derived from the Latin Maria and ultimately from the Hebrew name Miryam. The meaning of the root name is uncertain, with theories including "sea of bitterness," "rebelliousness," and "wish...

Máirtín is the Irish form of Martin. The name Martin itself derives from the Roman name Martinus, which is a derivative of Martis, the genitive case of Mars, the Roman god of war. As such, Máirtín ultimately carries the...

Mangala is a unisex name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "auspicious, lucky." In Sanskrit, it can be either masculine (मङ्गल) or feminine (मङ्गला), with the feminine form having a long final vowel. The name carries deep reli...

Marcin is the Polish form of the name Martin. It is a male given name, pronounced [ˈmart͡ɕin] in Polish, with the feminine equivalent being Martyna.Etymology and OriginThe name ultimately derives from the Roman name Mart...

Mārcis is a Latvian masculine given name. Originally a short form of Mārtiņš, it has come into use as an independent name. Mārtiņš itself is the Latvian form of Martin, which derives from the Roman name Martinus, based o...

Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman origin, classified as a praenomen, or personal name, that was common among Roman citizens. Its etymology is closely tied to the Roman god Mars, the deity of war, though s...

Maren is a Danish and Norwegian feminine given name, originating as a diminutive of Marina or Maria. In Scandinavian usage, it functions as an independent name with Germanic roots, historically linked to the Latin name M...

Maria is a feminine given name used in numerous languages, including Armenian, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Corsican, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, Frisian, German, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Occitan...

Mariamne is a name used in the Herodian royal house of Judea, most famously in reference to the wife of King Herod the Great. The name derives from Μαριάμη (Mariame), the form of Maria employed by the historian Josephus....

Etymology and OriginsMarianne is a feminine given name that combines Marie and Anne 1, though it can also be considered a variant of Mariana or Mariamne. The name Marie is the French and Czech form of Maria, derived ulti...

Marie is a French and Czech form of Maria. It has been very common in France since the 13th century, and at the opening of the 20th century, it was given to approximately 20 percent of French girls. This percentage has d...

Marietjie is an Afrikaans diminutive of Maria. As a feminine name, it reflects a common trend in Afrikaans to form affectionate or familiar variants through the suffix -tjie, which indicates smallness or endearment. The...

Marijn is a Dutch unisex given name, widely used in the Netherlands for both males and females. It is a short form of Marinus, a name of Latin origin.EtymologyThe name Marijn derives from Marinus, which itself comes from...

Marijo is the Croatian form of the Roman name Marius. The root name Marius is a Roman family name, possibly derived from Mars, the Roman god of war, or from the Latin mas, maris meaning 'male'. Gaius Marius, the prominen...

Marijus is a Lithuanian masculine given name, serving as the Lithuanian form of Marius. The name Marius itself is a Roman family name with debated origins, either derived from Mars, the Roman god of war, or from the Lati...

Marina is a feminine given name widely used across many cultures. It is the feminine form of the Latin name Marinus, which itself derives either from the Roman family name Marius or directly from the Latin word marinus m...

Marine is a French, Armenian, and Georgian form of Marina, which itself derives from the Latin Marinus, meaning "of the sea." As a given name, Marine is predominantly female and is most common in France, though it also a...

Marinho is a Portuguese given name and surname, functioning as a diminutive of Mário. The name Mário itself is the Portuguese form of Marius, a Roman family name with disputed origins. Marius may derive from the name of...

Marinus is a male given name of Roman origin, deriving from the Latin word marinus meaning "of the sea" or "marine." It may also be related to the Roman family name Marius, which itself is thought to derive from the war...

Mario is the Italian and Spanish form of Marius, a Roman family name derived from Mars, the god of war. As such, the name carries an underlying meaning of martial or warlike. It is widely used in Croatia, Germany, Italy,...

Mário is the Portuguese form of the Latin name Marius, distinguished orthographically by a diacritic accent on the 'a' (indicating stress on the penultimate syllable, as typical for paroxytone words ending in a diphthong...

Etymology and OriginMariona is a Catalan diminutive of Maria, a name of Hebrew origin derived from Mary, traditionally meaning "bitter" or "beloved." In Catalan-speaking regions, Mariona is a common affectionate and fami...

Etymology and OriginsMarios is a Greek given name that serves as the Hellenized form of the Latin name Marius. The root name's etymological origins are disputed: it may derive from Mars, the Roman god of war, or from the...

Marius is a historic male given name with Roman origins, used across various European cultures and languages in the modern era. It originated as a Roman family name belonging to the gens Maria, a plebeian family of the R...

Mariusz is a Polish masculine given name, representing the Polish form of the Latin name Marius. While Mariusz has its own distinct usage in Poland, it shares the enduring legacy of its root name, which has ancient Roman...

Mariya is a variation of the feminine given name Maria, common in Russian, Ukrainian, and Bulgarian as well as an alternate transcription of Belarusian Марыя (see Maryia). The name ultimately derives from the Hebrew מִרְ...

Mark is a common male given name used in many languages, including English, Dutch, Danish, Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Armenian. It is a form of the Latin Marcus, a name derived from the Roman god Mars, meaning "...

Marna is a Danish short form of Marina, ultimately tracing back to the Roman name Marinus, which derives from the Latin word marinus meaning "of the sea" or from the god Mars. As a feminine given name, Marna is primarily...

Mars is a name of Latin origin, derived from the word mas meaning "male" (genitive maris). In Roman mythology, Mars was the god of war, later equated with the Greek god Ares. He was considered the father of Romulus and R...

Marte 2 is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Mars, the Roman god of war. The name derives from Latin Mars, which may be related to mas (genitive maris) meaning 'male'. As a given name, Marte 2 is used primaril...

Marten is a Dutch masculine given name, derived as a variant of Martin. It ultimately originates from the Roman name Martinus, which itself comes from Martis, the genitive form of Mars, the Roman god of war. The name thu...

Martí is the Catalan form of Martin. Derived from the Latin name Martinus, itself a derivative of Mars, the Roman god of war, Martí carries the connotation of "warlike" or "dedicated to Mars." In Catalan-speaking regions...

Martijn is a Dutch given name, the local form of Martin. It is a cognate ultimately derived from the Roman name Martinus, which in turn came from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god Mars.History and Et...

Martin is a masculine given name used across many languages and cultures. It originates from the Roman name Martinus, which is derived from Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god Mars. Mars was the protec...

Etymology and Historical RootsMartina is the feminine form of Martin, derived from the Roman name Martinus, itself a derivative of Martis, the genitive case of the name of the Roman god Mars. As a female counterpart, Mar...

Martine is a feminine given name used in Dutch, French, and Norwegian, and is the form of Martina in these languages. It ultimately derives from the Latin Martinus, itself a derivative of Martis, the genitive case of the...

Martins is a Latvian variant of the name Mārtiņš, which is itself the Latvian form of Martinus, ultimately derived from the Roman name Martinus. The root name is Martin, which traces back to the Latin Martis, the genitiv...

Mārtiņš is a Latvian masculine given name, the cognate of Martin in the Latvian language. Derived from the Roman name Martinus, which itself originates from Martis, the genitive case of Mars, the Roman god of war, the na...

Etymology and Origin Martinus is the original Latin form of the widely known name Martin. It is derived from the Roman name Martinus, itself a late derivation of the name of the Roman god Mars. As the god of war, Mars wa...

Martti is the Finnish form of Martin, which itself derives from the Roman name Martinus, ultimately from Martis, the genitive case of Mars, the Roman god of war. The name gained widespread Christian popularity through Sa...

Martyna is a Polish feminine given name, equivalent to English Martina. It is derived from the male name Marcin, the Polish form of Martin, with the addition of the feminine suffix -a. Ultimately, the name traces back to...

EtymologyMartynas is a Lithuanian masculine given name, functioning as the Lithuanian form of Martin. Like its cognates across Europe, it ultimately derives from the Roman name Martinus, a name stemming from Martis, the...

Ona is a feminine Catalan given name, used as a short form of Mariona. In addition to its use as a diminutive, Ona coincides with the Catalan word for “wave” (ona), which also serves as its primary meaning. The double as...