Marinus (given name)

Marinus

Gender	Male
Other names
Variant forms	Marin, Marina

Saint Marinus, 1640 c. On display at the National Museum of San Marino.

Marinus, and its Greek form Marinos (Ancient Greek: Μαρῖνος, Greek: Μαρίνος), is a male name, derived from Latin marinus meaning "marine; of or pertaining to the sea". It is used in the Netherlands as a given name, though most people use a short form in daily life, like Marijn, Mario, René, Rien, Rini, Riny, or Rinus. It may refer to:

Ancient

• Marinus of Tyre (70–130), Hellenized geographer, cartographer and mathematician
• Julius Marinus (fl. 3rd century), father of Phillip the Arab
• Marinus of Caesarea (died 262), Roman soldier and Christian martyr and saint
• Saint Marinus (died 366), founder of San Marino
• Marinus of Thrace (died c.420), Arian Archbishop of Constantinople
• Marinus of Neapolis (born c.440), Neoplatonist philosopher
• Marinus (praetorian prefect) (fl. 498-519), Byzantine official and admiral
• Marinos, monastic name of Marina the Monk (5th century)

Medieval

• Pope Marinus
  • Pope Marinus I (died 884)
  • Pope Marinus II (died 946)
• Marinus, Duke of Gaeta
  • Marinus I of Gaeta (died 866), Italian duke
  • Marinus II of Gaeta (died 984), Italian duke
• Marinus, Duke of Naples
  • Marinus I of Naples (died 928), Italian duke
  • Marinus II of Naples (died 992), Italian duke
• Marinus Sebastus of Amalfi, 11th-century Italian duke

Latinized names of Renaissance people

• Marinus Sanutus the Elder (Marino Sanuto; c. 1260 – 1338), Venetian statesman and geographer
• Marinus Barletius (Marin Barleti; c.1455–1512), Albanian historian
• Marinus Sanutus the Younger (Marino Sanuto; 1466–1536), Venetian historian
• Marinus Ghetaldus (1568–1626), Ragusan mathematician and physicist
• Marinus Bizzius (1570–1624), Venetian patrician in Dalmatia and archbishop

Academics

• Marinus Anton Donk (1908–1972), Dutch mycologist
• Marinus H. "Rien" van IJzendoorn (born 1952), Dutch professor of child and family studies
• Marinus A. "Rien" Kaashoek (born 1937), Dutch mathematician
• Marinus F. "Frans" Kaashoek (born 1965), Dutch computer scientist
• Marinus Vertregt (1897–1973), Dutch astronomer

Arts

• Marinus Andersen 1895–1985), Danish architect
• Marinus F.J. "Marijn" Backer (born 1956), Dutch columnist, teacher, poet and writer
• Marinus Boezem (born 1934), Dutch sculptor and conceptual artist
• Marinus "Rinus" Gerritsen (born 1946), Dutch rock bass guitarist
• Marinus Robyn van der Goes (1599–1639), Flemish engraver
• Marinus Jan Granpré Molière (1883–1972), Dutch architect
• Marinus Heijnes (1888–1963), Dutch impressionist painter
• Marinus de Jong (1891–1984), Dutch-born Belgian composer and pianist
• Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek (1807–1868), Dutch landscape painter
• Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek (II) (1873–1944), Dutch landscape and animal painter
• Marinus Harm "Rien" Poortvliet (1932–1995), Dutch draughtsman and painter
• Marinus van Reymerswaele (c.1490–c.1546), Dutch painter
• Marinus Snoeren (1919–1982), Dutch cellist
• Marinus Vreugde (1880-1957), Dutch sculptor and graphic artist

Government, military, religion

• Marinus Canning (1829–1911), Australian banker and politician
• Marinus van der Goes van Naters (1900–2005), Dutch nobleman and Labour politician
• Marinus Theodoor "Rene" Hidding (born 1953), Dutch-born Australian politician
• Marinus Kok (1916–1982), Dutch Old Catholic archbishop
• Marinus Larsen (1849–?), Danish-born American Mormon leader
• Marinos Mitralexis (1920–1948), Greek pilot
• Marinus W.J.M. "Rinus" Peijnenburg (1928–1979), Dutch politician, minister without portfolio
• Marinus Bernardus Rost van Tonningen (1852–1927), Dutch Army general in the Dutch East Indies
• Marinus Willett (1740–1830), American soldier and political leader

Sports

• Marinus Antonius "Mario Been (born 1963), Dutch football player and manager
• Marinus "Rinus" Bennaars (1931–2021), Dutch footballer
• Marinus "Rinus" van den Berge (1900–1972), Dutch sprinter
• Marinus Bester (born 1969), German footballer
• Marinus Dijkhuizen (born 1972), Dutch football player and manager
• Marinus "Rinus" Israël (born 1942), Dutch footballer
• Marinus Kraus (born 1991), German ski jumper
• Marinus J.H. "Rinus" Michels (1928–2005), Dutch football player and coach, FIFA "Coach of the Century"
• Marinos Ouzounidis (born 1968), Greek football player and manager
• Marinus C. "Rinus" Paul (born 1941), Dutch cyclist
• Marinus A.J. "René" Pijnen (born 1946), Dutch cyclist
• Marinus van Rekum (1884–1955), Dutch tug of war competitor
• Marinus Sørensen (1898–1962), Danish sprinter
• Marinus Govert "Marijn" Sterk (born 1987), Dutch footballer
• Marinus Valentijn (1900–1991), Dutch road bicycle racer
• Marinus "Rini" Wagtmans (born 1946), Dutch road bicycle racer
• Marinus Wanewar (born 1997), Indonesian footballer
• Marinus "Mario" Westbroek (born 1961), Dutch sprinter

Other

• Marinus van Dam (1929–1997), Dutch confectionery maker
• Marinus Damen (1905-1985), Dutch co-founder of the Damen Shipyards Group
• Marinus van der Lubbe (1909–1934), Dutch council communist, accused of setting the Reichstag fire
• Marinus "Rien" den Oudsten (1890–1964), Dutch founder coach building company
• Marinus Post (1902–1944), Dutch World War II Resistance fighter

See also

• Marinus (disambiguation)
• Rinus