Marinell

Literary name, Latin

"knight of the sea; of the ocean"

Marinell Origin and Meaning

The name Marinell is a girl's name meaning "knight of the sea; of the ocean".

Marinell may be viewed as an elaboration of Marina or Marine, combined with the suffix "-ell", or a literary creation, appearing in Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene, borne by the son of a sea nymph. Gentle and ocean inspired, it may appeal to those looking for an interesting way to nickname Nell or an alternative to Maria, Marianne or Mariel.

The name Marinell in Pop Culture

• Sir Marinell "the knight of the sea" in Spenser's poem The Faerie Queene. He is the son of a sea nymph and the beloved of Florimell.