The Name Marina
Marina is a female name of Latin origin meaning “of the sea”. Below are the forms of the name, name days in the Orthodox calendar, character by tradition, numerology, the first letter, talismans and compatibility with other names.
Origin and meaning
Marina is a female name of Latin origin. Meaning: “of the sea”. From the Latin marinus, “of the sea”.
Forms of the name
| Full form | Marina |
| Short forms | Marisha, Marinka |
| Affectionate forms | Marinochka, Marishenka |
Name days (angel’s day)
| March 13 | Venerable Marana of Berea |
| July 30 | Great Martyr Marina (Margaret) of Antioch |
A name day is the feast of the saint after whom a person was baptised. If several saints share the name, custom is to celebrate the first feast after the birthday. Shown here are the main feasts in the calendar of the Russian Orthodox Church, with civil (Gregorian) dates.
Character by tradition
Marina, by tradition, is an emotional, artistic and independent nature. She is quickly fired up and loves change. She can be quick-tempered and touchy. Her strength is temperament and charm.
Name numerology
Letters of the name Marina («Марина») in the Russian 1–9 table: М 5 + А 1 + Р 9 + И 1 + Н 6 + А 1 = 23 → 5. The sum is reduced to one digit; the master numbers 11, 22 and 33 are kept.
Name number 5 — freedom and change. Five is the number of movement: curiosity, courage, a taste for the new and for travel. Boredom is worse than hardship for this name; the weak spot is inconstancy.
Vowels give the soul number 3 (communication and creativity), consonants the personality number 2 (partnership and sensitivity). Inner motive: communication and creativity; outer manner: partnership and sensitivity. Such a gap is not bad in itself: others see one side, close people know the other.
In Slavic Cyrillic numerals (using the modern spelling of the name): М=40 + А=1 + Р=100 + И=8 + Н=50 + А=1 = 200, reduced to 2. Letters that had no numeric value are skipped. This is an additional digit, not a second name number: meanings for the Cyrillic numerals were added in the 20th century, modeled on Western numerology.
More: name number with surname, Slavic Cyrillic numerals, number meanings.
First letter and letters of the name
In letter reading — a popular tradition of interpreting letters — the first letter of the name matters most: it sets the main tone of character. The other letters add shades.
М — caring. Good at housekeeping, eager to help, naturally shy.
Other letters: А — beginning and action; Р — confidence and courage; И — refinement and kindness; Н — strong character and protest.
Talismans of the name
Name books usually derive talismans from the name number and its planet; lists differ between authors. Here we follow Cheiro (“Book of Numbers”): number 5 is linked with the planet Mercury.
| Planet | Mercury |
| Stones | diamond |
| Colours | light grey, white, shimmering shades |
| Favourable days | Wednesday, Friday |
Compatibility with other names
In numerology, compatibility of names is judged by their numbers. Number 5 goes most easily with 1 and 3, and has more friction with 2 and 4.
Goes well with: Grigoriy, Denis, Evgeniy, Makar, Miron, Oleg, Platon, Roman, Sergey, Yakov.
More friction with: Andrey, Vasiliy, Vladimir, Ivan, Lev, Stanislav.
Check a couple precisely: compatibility by name.
Outcome
The name Marina carries the meaning “of the sea”. Name number 5 — freedom and change; first letter M — caring. Inner wishes (communication and creativity) and outer manner (partnership and sensitivity) differ: a person with this name needs close people to see more than what is shown. Name days: March 13, July 30.