Maris Explained

Maris may refer to:

Personal names

• Māris (name), a Latvian masculine given name, including a list of people with the name
• Maris (given name), including a list of people and mythical or fictional characters
• Maris (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters
• Maris the Great, a promotional performance artist based in Denver, Colorado

Places

• al-Maris in medieval Nubia
• El Maris, Egypt
• Maris Nunatak, a small coastal nunatak in Antarctica
• Via Maris, a trade route dating from the early Bronze Age, linking Egypt with Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria
• Maris, the Latin name of the Mureș River, as mentioned by Herodotus in 484 BC

Mythology

• Maris (mythology), an Etruscan god of agriculture

Other uses

• the Mari people
• MARIS Maritime Archeological Research Institute at Södertörn University, Sweden
• the planet Mars

See also

• Mares (disambiguation)
• Maris Otter, a variety of barley
• Maris Piper, Maris Peer and Maris Bard - varieties of potato
• Maris Wigeon, a variety of wheat
• Marris, a surname