Maris (disambiguation)
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Maris may refer to:
People:
In fiction:
In other fields:
Places:
- the Mari people
People:
- Maris, brother of AtymniusAtymniusIn Greek mythology, Atymnius is a name that may refer to:*Son of Zeus and Cassiopeia, a beautiful boy, who was beloved by Sarpedon. Others call him a son of Phoenix . He seems to have been worshipped at Gortyn in Crete together with Europa.*A Trojan warrior, son of Emathion and Pegasis. Was killed...
in Greek mythology - Maris, a saint and martyr of the group Maris, Martha, Abachum and Audifax
- Maris of Chalcedon, a 4th century bishop
- Hector de MarisHector de MarisSir Hector de Maris is a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend. He is the younger half-brother of Lancelot and the natural son of King Ban of Benwick and the Lady de Maris. Sir Bors and Sir Lionel are his cousins....
, a Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend - Ada MarisAda MarisAda Maris is a Mexican-American actress. She was born Ada Marentes and has been married to actor Tony Plana since 1988. They have two children.-Career:...
, Mexican-American actress - Roger MarisRoger MarisRoger Eugene Maris was an American Major League Baseball right fielder. During the 1961 season, he hit a record 61 home runs for the New York Yankees, breaking Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 home runs...
(1934–1985), Major League Baseball player - Humphrey MarisHumphrey MarisHumphrey Maris is a physicist and a professor at Brown University. He studies cryogenics. In 1991 he was made the George Chase Professor of Natural Science....
, physicist - One of three brothers, Dutch painters of the Hague School: Jacob MarisJacob MarisJacob Maris was a Dutch painter, who with his brothers Willem and Matthijs belonged to what has come to be known as the Hague School of painters....
, Matthijs MarisMatthijs MarisMatthias Marris was a Dutch painter, etcher and lithographer. He was also known as Matthijs Maris or Thijs...
or Willem MarisWillem MarisWillem Maris was a Dutch landscape painter of the Hague School.Willem was the third in a family of five children. His two brothers Jacob and Matthijs Maris preceded him as painters... - Maris WrixonMaris WrixonMaris Wrixon was an American film and television actress. She appeared in over 50 films between 1939 and 1951....
(1916–1999), an American film and television actress - Maris SouleMaris SouleMaris Soule is an American author of romance and romantic suspense novels and short stories. Her latest book, The Crows, is a mystery novel...
(born 1939), an American author of romance and romantic suspense novels and short stories - Maris CakarsMaris CakarsMaris Cakars is best known as having served as editor of WIN Magazine, a bi-weekly journal of the nonviolent anti-Vietnam War movement, from 1970 to 1976....
(1942–1992), editor of WIN (Workshop in Nonviolence) Magazine (anti-Vietnam War) from 1970 to 1976 - Maris ValainisMaris ValainisMaris Valainis is an American construction consultant and a former actor, best known for his role in the 1986 film Hoosiers, in which he played the character of Jimmy Chitwood, a basketball player who makes a last-second shot to win the Indiana state high school championship...
, an American actor who played Jimmy Chitwood in the movie Hoosiers - Maris MägiMaris MägiMaris Mägi is an Estonian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.-Achievements:-References:...
, (born 1987), Estonian sprinter
In fiction:
- Maris Crane, fictional character from the TV show Frasier
- The main character in the anime Maris the ChojoMaris the Chojo, literally translated as "The Supergirl", and originally titled Supergal in U.S. markets, is a one shot manga story by Rumiko Takahashi...
- Nicole Maris, a major character in the 1999 film Drive Me CrazyDrive Me Crazy-Tracklisting:# " Crazy " - Britney Spears# "Unforgetful You" - Jars of Clay# "I Want It That Way " - Backstreet Boys# "It's All Been Done" - Barenaked Ladies# "Stranded" - Plumb...
- Maris Palitax, a character in the young adult fantasy series The Edge ChroniclesThe Edge ChroniclesThe Edge Chronicles is a young-adult fantasy novel series by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. It consists of three trilogies, plus three additional books, and others . Originally published in the United Kingdom, this series has since been published in the United States, Canada and Australia. To...
In other fields:
- Maris (mythology), the Etruscan god of war.
- Maris OtterMaris OtterMaris Otter is a 2-row "winter" variety of barley commonly used in the production of malt for the brewing industry. The variety was bred by Dr G D H Bell and his team of plant breeders at Cambridge...
is a variety of barley used in producing malt for the brewing industry - Maris WigeonMaris WigeonMaris Widgeon, is an heritage variety of wheat that has traditionally been used for thatching in the UK. This variety was developed in 1964 by the Plant Breeding Institute in Cambridgshire...
a long-strawed variety of wheat used in thatching - Maris–McGwire–Sosa pairs, two consecutive natural numbers such that adding each number's digits (in base 10) to the digits of its prime factorization gives the same sum
- Maris is an EstonianEstonianEstonian may refer to:* Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe* Estonians – people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent...
feminine given name
Places:
- Via MarisVia MarisVia Maris is the modern name for an ancient trade route, dating from the early Bronze Age, linking Egypt with the northern empires of Syria, Anatolia and Mesopotamia — modern day Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria....
, an ancient trade route dating from the early Bronze Age, linking Egypt with Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria - Maris Stella High SchoolMaris Stella High SchoolMaris Stella High School is an autonomous, SAP, Government-aided, all-boys Catholic secondary and primary school run by the international Marist Brothers at Mount Vernon Road in Singapore. It was headed by Bro. Anthony Tan from 1984 to 2009. Mr Joseph Lim Choon Kiat, the former Vice Principal,...
, a boys Catholic school run by the Marist Brothers in Singapore