Maris

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proper noun

A surname.

“barley: Maris Otter, etc”

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. Name component for agricultural plant varieties

    barley: Maris Otter, etc

    3 more examples

    wheat: Maris Widgeon, Maris Huntsman, etc

    potato: Maris Peer, Maris Bard, etc

    field bean: Maris Beagle, Maris Beaver, etc

  3. Etruscan mythologyMaris (or Mariś), god of fertility and love; son of Hercle.

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

MisraMasrisimarmairssarimMarsi
Cite this entry
APA

Maris. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maris

MLA

“Maris.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maris. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Maris,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Maris.

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