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Maris.

a surname

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈmaː.rɪs/
  1. a surname

name/ˈmaː.rɪs/
  1. a hamlet in Peel en Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

    neuter
Where this word comes from

First attested as groitmaris in 1402. Derived from Proto-Germanic *mariska- (“land next to water, swampland, pasture”). The toponym was later reinterpreted as Middle Dutch marasc (“wetland, swamp”).

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