“Marise” – But what does it mean?
For as long as I can remember, my name has caused (well for want of a better term) issues!
For starters, there has been the difficulty pronouncing my name! I’ve been called Marisa (when they gave up trying to pronounce my name!), Macy (quite a pretty name – but no thank you) , Mercy (beat the life out of me why!), Maricee (what!!!!) or even Maurice (when my gender was apparently in question!). I mean come on how difficult is is to pronounce Marise – correctly!
Then, all through school I was teased mercilessly about how my name in Hindi meant “patient” – as in someone who is unwell.
And finally there has been the wonder over what my name means? My parents say it has a Marian connotation (from the name Mary), since I was born on her feast day.
Well, I set out to find if my name meant anything else and this is what I came across.
In Japanese, Marise means “Infinite”
In French, Marise comes from the French word Marie meaning “beloved”
In Dutch, Marise comes form Marijse meaning “of the sea”
So I’ve discovered that Marise does mean something different among different cultures.
1SwB
wrote on 1 November 2008 at 18:21
Maris is definitely French I think.
And Marise is not so bad … in my class there was a girl called Genevieve and she had hell wherever she went.
2SwB
wrote on 1 November 2008 at 18:26
…and I knew this other girl Penelope whose name got butchered in ways you’d never imagine!
Hope you are having a good weekend M.
3Ajay
wrote on 6 November 2008 at 0:51
Can attest to the ‘beloved’.
And infinite… now that’s an offline discussion
4Marise
wrote on 6 November 2008 at 12:24
@SwB, I love my name
But sometimes I think parents should give a little more thought to the implications the name will have for the child when he/she grows up.
5Marise
wrote on 6 November 2008 at 12:25
@Ajay Merci mon cher
6SwB
wrote on 7 November 2008 at 0:14
Now that reminds me – some weeks ago I was introduced to a guy called Honey Sharma. Felt kinda weird saying, “Hi Honey!”
Bet he curses his parents every single day!
7Ajay
wrote on 9 December 2008 at 0:03
So, what does Merci mon cher mean??
8Marise
wrote on 9 December 2009 at 9:04
OMG I have had the same issue all of my life!!!! It’s soo amazing to finally know there is someone out there with my name going through the same issue as me!!!!! How exactly do you pronounce it because according to thinkbabynames.com I’ve been pronouncing it wrong for the past 20 years lol