marin
/mˈɛɹɪn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.29 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The place name of a county of 252,409 in northern California (see Marin County).
name
A male given name from Serbo-Croatian.
name
A female given name.
Example Sentences
- "‘But youʼre going down to Ventura and Marin to find out for sure?’"
- "The Marin law went into effect at varying points around the county this summer and, after grace periods, jurisdictions have begun enforcing it — but only after riders have been stopped for another infraction, like running a red light."
Etymology
The county was either named after Chief Marin, of the Coast Miwok tribe, or derived from the Spanish name of its eastern bay known as Bahía de Nuestra Señora del Rosario la Marinera in 1775.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Marin, Marinus