Baby name
STABLE
🇧🇷 Marines
/mah · REE · nees/
Meaning
“Of the sea”
Portuguese plural form of Marina, used as a given name in Brazil; likely influenced by the English word marines, lending it a slightly unexpected edge.
Nicknames
mari
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Quirky and dated; does not translate outside Brazil well.
The cultural moment.
Occasional use in Brazil from the 1960s onward; never mainstream.