name
Spanish
Marisol
mah-ree-SOL
mɑːriːˈsɒlListen
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Syllable breakdown
Marisol
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Filipino/Tagalog (Philippines)
- Meaning
- a feminine Filipino name from the Spanish compound name Maria de la Soledad — Mary of Solitude — often shortened to Marisol in popular usage, combining Mar from Maria and sol meaning sun; in the Philippines, where Spanish colonial rule from 1565 to 1898 deeply influenced naming practices, Spanish and Spanish-Catholic names remain widespread and are often given in honour of the Virgin Mary's many titles and apparitions; Marisol is particularly associated with the devotion to Mary under the title of Solitude — the image of Our Lady in quiet mourning — but in the Philippines the name has been embraced for its sound quality — the combination of the musical syllables mar, i, and sol giving it a lyrical quality prized in Filipino aesthetics
- Gender
- female
- Also spelled
- Mari Sol
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