Maris

From Maris Lane, Trumpington, Cambridge (the founding site of Cambridge University's Plant Breeding Institute).

Maris

1. A surname.
2. Name component for agricultural plant varieties:

   wheat: Maris Widgeon, Maris Huntsman, etc

   barley: Maris Otter, etc

   potato: Maris Peer, Maris Bard, etc

   field bean: Maris Beagle, Maris Beaver, etc

• Mairs, Masri, Misra, RAIMs, Samir, amirs, raims, simar, sirma

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.rɪs/
• Hyphenation: Ma‧ris
• Rhymes: -aːrɪs

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Maris ?

1. a surname

First attested as groitmaris in 1402. Derived from Proto-Germanic *mariska- (“land next to water, swampland, pasture”). The toponym was later reinterpreted as Middle Dutch marasc (“wetland, swamp”).

Maris n

1. A hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands.

• van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Maris

1. a female given name, variant of Maria / Maarja

Borrowed from English March.

• IPA^(key): /máː.rìs/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [máː.rɪ̀s]

Mār̃ìs m

1. March

(Gregorian calendar months) wata; Janairu, Fabrairu, Maris, Afrilu, Mayu, Yuni, Yuli, Agusta, Satumba, Oktoba, Nuwamba, Disamba ^{(Category: ha:Gregorian calendar months)}

Clipping and -is diminutive of Mária (changing -á- to -a-).

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɒriʃ]
• Hyphenation: Ma‧ris
• Rhymes: -iʃ

Maris

1. a diminutive of the female given name Mária

• Mariska