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Marina

English translation/equivalent: Marina

Origin: Derived from the Latin nickname Marinus and means "who comes from the sea, overseas; who lives and works in sea."

Name Day/Onomastico: July 17—in memory of St. Marina, maiden of Venice.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: feminine form of Marino

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