Meanings
marina1
plural marinas
- A harbour for small boats.
It's a peaceful marina with not too many boats and yachts.
1 more example
The marina was a mainstay of the neighborhood, and Mr. O’Rourke was known for staging salsa and merengue concerts.
2007 January 7, Alex Mindlin, “For a Shuttered Marina, Some Regret, Some Relief”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Apr 2021
Marina2
- A female given name from Latin.
My gentle babe Marina - whom, / for she was born at sea, I have nam'd so -
c. 1607–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, [George Wilkins?], The Late, and Much Admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. […], London: […] [William White and Thomas Creede] for Henry Gosson, […], published 1609, →OCLC, [Act III, scene iii] - A transliteration of the Russian female given name Марина (Marina).
Marina Ovsyannikova, b. 1978
- A city in Monterey County, California, United States.
- A neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States.
As the start-up took off, they opened an office in Dogpatch, and moved into a house big enough for their growing family in the Marina, a pricey neighbourhood where pastel-coloured terrace houses look over the Golden Gate.
2023 May 20, Tabby Kinder, George Hammond, “So long, San Francisco”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1
MARINA3
- PhilippinesabbreviationacronymnauticalAcronym of Maritime Industry Authority.
Origin
marina · noun
- Spanishmarina
- Italianmarina
- Latinmarinus“of the sea, marine”
- Englishmarina
From Latin marinus (“of the sea, marine”), by way of Italian marina and Spanish marina.
More words from Latin, Italian, Spanish
Full word history & related roots →Marina · proper noun
- LatinMarīna
- EnglishMarina
Name of an early virgin martyr venerated in the Orthodox Church, Latin Marīna, probably a feminine form of Marīnus, from marīnus (“of the sea”), or a variant of Marīa.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic مارينا
- ماريناfemale given name
Bulgarian яхт-клуб, Марина
- яхт-клуб (jaht-klub)harbour
- Маринаfemale given name
Czech Marina
- Marinafemale given name
Danish Marina
- Marinafemale given name
Dutch jachthaven, passantenhaven
- jachthavenharbour
- passantenhavenharbour
- watersporthavenharbour
- plezierhavenharbour
Esperanto jaĥtohaveno
- jaĥtohavenoharbour
Estonian Marina
- Marinafemale given name
Finnish venesatama, Marina
- venesatamaharbour
- Marinafemale given name
French port de plaisance, marina
- port de plaisanceharbour
- marinaharbour
- Marinefemale given name
German Jachthafen, Bootshafen
- Jachthafenharbour
- Bootshafenharbour
- Marinaharbour
- Wasserwanderrastplatzharbour
- Marinafemale given name
Greek μαρίνα, λιμανάκι
- μαρίνα (marína)harbour
- λιμανάκι (limanáki)harbour
- Μαρίνα (Marína)female given name
Hawaiian Malina
- Malinafemale given name
Hebrew מַעֲגָנָה, מרינה
- מַעֲגָנָה (ma'aganá)harbour
- מרינהfemale given name
Hindi मरीना
- मरीना (marīnā)female given name
Hungarian Marina
- Marinafemale given name
Italian porticciolo, marina
- porticcioloharbour
- marinaharbour
- porticciolo turisticoharbour
- darsenaharbour
- Marinafemale given name
Japanese マリナ, まりな
- マリナ (marina)female given name
- まりな (marina)female given name
- 満里奈 (marina)female given name
- マリーナ (Marīna)female given name
Korean 마리나
- 마리나female given name
Latin Marīna
- Marīnafemale given name
Latvian Marina
- Marinafemale given name
Lithuanian prieplauka
- prieplaukaharbour
Norwegian Bokmål marina, båthavn
- marinaharbour
- båthavnharbour
- båthamnharbour
Polish marina, Maryna
- marinaharbour
- Marynafemale given name
Portuguese marina, Marina
- marinaharbour
- Marinafemale given name
Romanian Marina
- Marinafemale given name
Russian прича́л, Мари́на
- прича́л (pričál)harbour
- Мари́на (Marína)female given name
Spanish puerto deportivo, Marina
- puerto deportivoharbour
- Marinafemale given name
Swedish marina, småbåtshamn
- marinaharbour
- småbåtshamnharbour
- Marinafemale given name
Thai มารีนา
- มารีนา (maa-rii-naa)female given name
Ukrainian Мари́на
- Мари́на (Marýna)female given name
Urdu مرینا
- مریناfemale given name
Yiddish יאַכטבאַסיין
- יאַכטבאַסיין (yakhtbaseyn)harbour
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
marina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marina
“marina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marina. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “marina,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/marina.
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