The baby name Marinha is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /maˈɾiɲɐ/ (mah-REEN-yuh, Portuguese).
Marinha is Portuguese in Origin.
The baby name Marinha is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /maˈɾiɲɐ/ (mah-REEN-yuh, Portuguese).
Marinha is Portuguese in Origin.
Marinha is a Portuguese and Galician feminine name, the traditional local form of Latin Marina, from marinus/marina, “of the sea; seafaring.” In Portuguese the common noun marinha denotes the navy or a coastal salt marsh, reinforcing the name’s maritime imagery. As a given name, it conveys “sea-born,” “belonging to the sea,” and carries a soft, lyrical sound through the nh palatal consonant.
Records in medieval Iberia link Marinha to the cult of Santa Marinha (Saint Marina of Águas Santas), leaving a legacy in parish names across northern Portugal and Galicia. While Marina became the standard modern form, Marinha remains an identifiable, rare choice in Lusophone communities and occasionally in Galicia. Variants and cognates include Marina (Portuguese/Spanish/Italian/Russian), Mariña (Galician), Marine (French), and Maryna (Ukrainian/Belarusian); the masculine counterpart is Marinho. Diminutives and nicknames range from Marininha to Rina, Nina, or Mari.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | Girls | 0 | #185 | 6 | 4,850 |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| France | Girls | 1979 | #339 | 3 | 1,579 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #342 | 10 | 8,539 |
| BR | 0 | #360 | 1 | 5,969 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #415 | 37 | 7,952 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #649 | 3 | 9,488 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #893 | 49 | 12,708 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,267 | 1 | 17,781 |
Marinha is popular in 9 countries — most recent births per country:
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