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Maris (surname)

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Maris is a surname with many origins. In Britain, the name (including De Maris) may be of Old French origin (see Marais (surname))[1] Both the Greek and Dutch surnames can be matronymics from "Maria".[2] The name can also represent respellings: the American baseball player Roger Maris was born with the Croatian name Maras,[3][4] while the Dutch painting brothers Jacob, Matthijs and Willem Maris were grandchildren of Wenzel Maresch of Bohemia.[2] People with the surname Maris include:

  • Ada Maris (born 1957), Mexican-American actress
  • Albert Branson Maris (1893–1989), United States federal judge
  • Bart Maris (born 1965), Belgian trumpet player
  • Bernard Maris (1946–2015), French economist, writer and journalist
  • Bill Maris, American entrepreneur
  • Demetris Maris (born 1979), Greek footballer
  • Ellen van Maris (born 1958), Dutch bodybuilder
  • George Maris (born 1996), English football midfielder
  • Georgios Maris (1882–1949), Greek politician, minister of the interior 1923/1933
  • Humphrey Maris (born 1939), British physicist
  • Hyllus Maris (1933–1986), Aboriginal Australian activist, poet and educator
  • Jacob Maris (1837–1899), Dutch painter, brother of Willem and Matthijs
  • Matthijs Maris (1839–1917), Dutch painter, etcher and lithographer, brother of Willem and Jacob
  • Merrill De Maris (1898–1948), American writer who worked on Disney Comic Strips
  • Mona Maris (1903–1991), Argentine film actress
  • Peter Maris (born 1950s), Greek-born American film director and producer
  • Roger Maris (1934–1985), American baseball player
  • Simon Maris (1873–1935), Dutch painter and art dealer, son of Willem
  • Willem Maris (1844–1910), Dutch landscape painter of the Hague School, brother of Matthijs and Jacob

In legend and fiction:

References

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  1. ^ Maris at surnamedb
  2. ^ a b Maris at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
  3. ^ Karlgaard, Rich (April 10, 2006). "Roger Maris Belongs in the Hall". Forbes.com.
  4. ^ "Top 10 Championship Teams: No. 4, 1961". Yesnetwork.com. January 20, 2010.