Marin

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The place name of a county of 252,409 in northern California (see Marin County).

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The place name of a county of 252,409 in northern California (see Marin County).
‘But youʼre going down to Ventura and Marin to find out for sure?’
The Marin law went into effect at varying points around the county this summer and, after grace periods, jurisdictions have begun enforcing it — but only after riders have been stopped for another infraction, like running a red light.

Etymology

The county was either named after Chief Marin, of the Coast Miwok tribe, or derived from the Spanish name of its eastern bay known as Bahía de Nuestra Señora del Rosario la Marinera in 1775.

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A male given name from Serbo-Croatian.

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Marin, from Latin Marinus, from marinus.

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A female given name.

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