11/22/2009
Marisha, Mara, Marisya, Ina, Musya – these are affectionate diminutive forms of the Ukrainian name Marina. Why was your beloved lady from Eastern Europe named like that? How has it influenced her life? The name unites the person with the past and gives a start to the future.
Name Marina keeps many stories and lives. The first known woman is Marina Makedonskaya who lived in the 5th century and was canonized for her hard selfless life. There also lived Marina (Margarita) Antiokhia who was also canonized and is revered as the deliverer of all misfortunes and troubles. These two saint women are protectors and guardian angels of all Slavic women named Marina. This name comes from the ancient name Marin which is translated from Latin as maritime. Not without reason Marina was named in honour of the sea, there is some power of incoming waves and the calm of a sea storm in her. Marina’s character is dual, changeable, and unsteady like the sea.
