Marr

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginOld Norse marr →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname.
  2. A small village and civil parish (without a council) in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5105).
  3. A committee area in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.

Origin

  1. Old Norsemarr“marsh, pool, fen”
  2. EnglishMarr

* As a Scottish surname, from the district of Mar in Aberdeenshire, itself named after the clan (see also Clan Mar). * As an English surname, from placenames derived from Old Norse marr (“marsh, pool, fen”). * As a Chinese surname, Romanized from 馬 /马 (mǎ), see Ma.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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