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Māris

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See also: Maris, maris, and máris

Latvian

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Etymology

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First recorded in 1736. From Latin Mauricius (Maurice). Can also be interpreted as a masculine form of Māra, a variant of Marija (Mary).

Proper noun

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Māris m

  1. a male given name

References

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  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Māris was the only given name of 13 687 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.