English Explanatory Dictionary

Marin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The place name of a county of 252,409 in northern California (see Marin County).
name
  1. A male given name from Serbo-Croatian.
name
  1. A female given name.

Word forms

Marin

Etymology

The county was either named after Chief Marin, of the Coast Miwok tribe, or derived from the Spanish name of its eastern bay known as Bahía de Nuestra Señora del Rosario la Marinera in 1775.

Derived words

Marin County Marin Miwok
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