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Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • English : Handsome

Boy name variations

Family name origins & meanings

  • Scottish : habitational name from Mar in Aberdeenshire, the etymology of which is uncertain, possibly Old Norse marr, a rare word generally denoting the sea, but perhaps also a marsh or fen, as reflected in modern dialect forms.
  • English : habitational name from Marr in West Yorkshire, whose name is likewise of uncertain origin; possibly the same as 1.
  • German : from the Germanic personal name Marro.

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