Mari is a feminine given name in the

Breton Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally ** Breton people ** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Ga ...

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

, Estonian,

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

, Hungarian,

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

and

Norwegian language Norwegian ( no, norsk, links=no ) is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is an official language. Along with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a dialect continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regio ...

s. It is also a devotional given name in

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...

. It can be seen as a cognate of Mary in Danish, Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish. In the countries of Georgia and Armenia, Mari is a shortened version of the name Mariam. In Armenia, Mari (Մարի) was the 2nd-most-common female given name of 2013. In Japanese it appears as , or can be written using different

kanji are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese family of scripts, Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese language, Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese ...

characters so that it means, respectively: *真理, "truth" *万里, "long distance" *茉莉, "jasmine" *麻里, "hemp, village" *麻莉, "hemp, white jasmine" *愛莉, "love, white jasmine"(This kanji can also be read as

Airi Airi is a feminine given name used in several cultures, including Estonian, Finnish and Japanese. The Japanese name can be written as 愛里, 愛李, 愛莉, 愛理, 愛梨, 藍梨 or あいり in hiragana). In Estonian and Finnish the name is de ...

.) The name can also be written in

hiragana is a Japanese syllabary, part of the Japanese writing system, along with ''katakana'' as well as ''kanji''. It is a phonetic lettering system. The word ''hiragana'' literally means "flowing" or "simple" kana ("simple" originally as contrast ...

katakana is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji and in some cases the Latin script (known as rōmaji). The word ''katakana'' means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana characters are derived fr ...

People

Saint Mari Saint Mari, also known as Mares and originally named Palut, is a saint of the Church of the East. He was converted by Thaddeus of Edessa, or Addai, and is said to have had Mar Aggai as his spiritual director. Missionary work He is believed to ...

, a 1st-century saint of the Church of the East and several other denominations *

Mari of Seleucia-Ctesiphon Mari bar Toba was Patriarch of the Church of the East from 987 to 999. Sources Brief accounts of Mari's patriarchate are given in the ''Ecclesiastical Chronicle'' of the Jacobite writer Bar Hebraeus (''floruit'' 1280) and in the ecclesiastical h ...

, Patriarch of the Church of the East (987–999) *

Mari ibn Suleiman Mari ibn Suleiman or Sulaiman ( ar, ماري إبن سليمان) was a 12th-century Nestorian Christian author writing in Arabic. Nothing is known of his life. He is the author of a theological and historiographical work known as the Book of the ...

(12th century), historian *

Mari Abel Mari Abel (born 14 January 1975 in Rapla) is an Estonian actress. In 2004 she graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Since 2004 she worked at the Von Krahl Theatre. Later, she became a freelance actress. Besides theatre roles s ...

(born 1975), Estonian actress *

Mari Akasaka is a Japanese novelist. Biography Mari Akasaka was born in Suginami, Tokyo, and studied Politics in the Law Department at Keio University. In 1999 her novel ''Vibrator'' was nominated for the Akutagawa Prize. She was again nominated for the A ...

(真理, born 1964), Japanese novelist *

Mari Alkatiri Mari bin Amude Alkatiri, GCIH ( ar, مرعي بن عمودة الكثيري '; born 26 November 1949) is a Timorese politician. He was Prime Minister of East Timor from May 2002 until his resignation on 26 June 2006 following weeks of politi ...

(born 1949), Prime Minister of East Timor from 2002 to 2006 *

Mari Amachi is a Japanese female singer and actress, who was famous in 1970s' Japan. On October 1, 1971, she debuted with the single "Mizuiro no Koi." She was born as Mari Saito in Omiya, Saitama Prefecture. She got five Oricon No.1 songs, a record as a fe ...

(真理, born 1951), Japanese singer and actress * Mari Ellis (1913-2015), Welsh writer and women's rights activist *

Mari Hamada is a Japanese heavy metal and pop rock singer. Since her debut in 1983, Hamada has been known as the "Heavy Metal Queen" of Japan. Throughout her career, she has released 25 singles and 23 studio albums. Biography Early history Mari Hama ...

(麻里, born 1962), Japanese rock singer *

Mari Hamada (actress) is a Japanese singer and actress who starred in numerous Japanese films and Japanese television dramas. and released two solo albums and solo singles in the 1990s, after being part of the Japanese band " Modern Choki Chokies". She was also part ...

(マリ, born 1968), Japanese singer and actress *

Mari Hanafusa (born February 28, 1973) is a former member of the Takarazuka Revue, in which she specialized in female roles (''Musumeyaku''). She is from Tokyo and joined the revue in 1991 and retired in 2006. She is the first and the only musumeyaku of her clas ...

(まり, born 1974), Japanese actress in Takarazuka Revue *

Mari Henmi is a Japanese singer, tarento, and actress. She was born in Zushi, Kanagawa and raised in Kyōto. Career She made her debut in 1969 with the song "Daniel, mon amour". At age 20, she became famous due to the song "''Yameté...''" and for her s ...

(マリ, born 1950), Japanese singer and actress *, Japanese volleyball player * Mari Hoshino (真里, born 1981), Japanese actress *

Mari Hulman George Mary Antonia "Mari" Hulman George (December 26, 1934 – November 3, 2018) was the daughter of Tony Hulman, Anton "Tony" Hulman and Mary Fendrich Hulman, prominent Indiana philanthropists and business owners. She was the chairperson of the Indian ...

(1934–2018), American auto racing executive *

Mari Iijima is a Japanese actress and singer. She writes and produces most of her own music, and plays the piano and other instruments. After being signed to JVC Victor in 1982, Mari first became known for her voice-acting role as Lynn Minmay in the anime ...

(真理, born 1963), Japanese singer-songwriter *

Mari Jászai Mari Jászai (born Mária Krippel; 24 February 1850, Ászár – 5 October 1926, Budapest) was a Hungarian actress. Life Mari Jászai 24 February 1850 in Ászár, Komárom county, as a daughter of a carpenter. She worked from age 10 as a maid ...

(1850–1926), Hungarian actress *

Mari Kalkun Mari Kalkun (born 1 April 1986) is an Estonian singer and musician who specializes in contemporary folk music. She has performed at home and abroad with the ensemble Runorum, releasing several recordings since 2007. In 2013, she was voted the bes ...

(born 1986), Estonian singer and musician * Mari Kurismaa (born 1956u), Estonian artist and architect *

Mari Kimura (; born 1962) is a Japanese violinist and composer best known for her use of subharmonics, which, achieved through special bowing techniques, allow pitches below the instrument's normal range. She is credited with "introducing" the use of viol ...

(木村まり, born 1962), Japanese violinist and composer * Mari Kinsigo (1946–2014), Estonian chess Woman FIDE Master * Mari Kiviniemi (born 1968), Finnish politician and former Prime Minister of Finland * Mari Klaup (born 1990), Estonian heptathlete *

Mari Kodama (born 1967) is a classical pianist who has performed in Europe, North America and Japan. Background Kodama was born in Osaka, Japan in 1967 and raised in Germany and Paris, France due to her father's postings in these countries as well as Switze ...

(麻里, born 1967), Japanese pianist *

Mari Kotani is a Japanese science fiction critic, best known as the author of ''Evangelion as the Immaculate Virgin (analysis of the anime serie Neon Genesis Evangelion),'' Tokyo: Magazine House, 1997 and of ''Joseijou muishiki: techno-gynesis josei SF-r ...

(真理, born 1958), Japanese science fiction critic *

Mari Lill Mari Lill (born 21 December 1945) is an Estonian stage, film and television actress whose career began onstage in the late 1960s. Early life and education Mari Lill was born in Tallinn to Felix Lill and Asta Lill (''née'' Multer) just after th ...

(born 1945), Estonian actress *

Mari Mahr Mari Mahr (born 1941) is a Hungarian-British photographer. She was born in Santiago, Chile where her Hungarian Jewish parents had fled during World War II. After the war, the family moved back to Budapest. Mahr was inspired to study journalism by ...

(born 1941) is a Hungarian-British photographer *

Mari Mashiba is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Production Baobab. Her best-known role is voice acting a major character from Crayon Shin-Chan, Kazama Tōru. Voice roles Anime television series *Osomatsu-kun (1988) (Hata-bou, Karamatsu) Unknown ...

(摩利, born 1959), Japanese voice actress *

Mari Matsuda Mari J. Matsuda (born 1956) is an American lawyer, activist, and law professorKo, Lisa, "Opinions: the Myth of the Interchangeable Asian," ''The New York Times,'' October 14, 2018 at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of H ...

(born 1956), American lawyer, activist, and law professor *

Mari Mori was a Japanese person, Japanese writer. New York University Professor Keith Vincent has called her a "Japanese Electra", referring to the Electra complex counterpart put forth by Carl Jung to Sigmund Freud's Oedipal complex. Early life and fa ...

(茉莉, 1903–1987), Japanese author, daughter of novelist Mori Ōgai *

Mari Motohashi is a Japanese curler. Career Motohashi was a member of Team Aomori which represented Japan at two Winter Olympics (2006 and 2010). She threw second stones for Ayumi Onodera at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing 7th, and played second for Moe ...

(麻里, born 1986), Japanese curler * Mari Must (1920–2008), Estonian linguist *

Mari Natsuki , more commonly known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer, dancer and actress. Born in Tokyo, she started work as a singer from a young age. In 2007, Natsuki announced her engagement to percussionist Nobu Saitō, with their marriage taking ...

(マリ, born 1952), Japanese singer, dancer, and actress *

Mari Ness Mari Ness (born ) is an American poet, author, and critic. She has multiple publications in various science fiction and fantasy magazines and anthologies. Her work has been published in ''Apex Magazine'', '' Clarkesworld'', '' Daily Science Fictio ...

(born c 1971) is an American poet and author * Mari Ozaki (まり, born 1975), Japanese long-distance runner *

Mari Ozawa is a Japanese josei manga artist from Sapporo, Hokkaido, who writes primarily for ''Kiss'' and '' Young You''. She won the 1995 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo for ''Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku''. Notable works *''Sekai de Ichiban Yasas ...

(真理), Japanese manga artist *

Mari Possa Mari Possa is a Salvadoran American pornographic actress and reality TV personality. Early life Possa was born in San Miguel, El Salvador. Her family moved from El Salvador to the United States when she was nine. Career Mari Possa was a former ...

(born 1980), Salvadoran actress * Mari Saat (born 1947), Estonian writer *, Japanese actress *

Mari Shirato (born December 24, 1958 in Iizuka, Fukuoka, Japan) is a Japanese actress. She won the award for Best Actress at the 6th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Mermaid Legend''. Filmography *''Mermaid Legend is a 1984 Japanese film directed by Toshihar ...

(真理, born 1958), Japanese actress * Mari Tarand (1941–2020), Estonian journalist and radio personality *

Mari Törőcsik Mari Törőcsik (born Marián Törőcsik; 23 November 1935 – 16 April 2021) was a Hungarian stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 170 films from 1956 to 2020. She won the award for Best Actress at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival ...

(1935–2021), Hungarian stage and film actress *

Mari Wilson Mari Macmillan Ramsay Wilson (born 29 September 1954, Neasden, London) is a British pop and jazz singer. She is best known for her 1982 UK top-10 hit single "Just What I Always Wanted" and her 1960s image complete with beehive hairstyle. Care ...

(born 1954), English pop and jazz singer *

Mari Yaguchi is a Japanese singer, actress, and television personality. She joined the girl group Morning Musume in 1998 as a second generation member and was the leader of subgroups within Hello! Project, such as Mini-Moni, Morning Musume Sakuragumi, and ZY ...

(真里, born 1983), former member of the Japanese idol group Morning Musume * Mari Yonehara (万里, 1950–2006), Japanese translator, essayist, non-fiction writer and novelist

Fictional characters

* Mari Iyagi, in ''

My Beautiful Girl, Mari ''My Beautiful Girl, Mari'' (; lit. "The Story of Mari") is a 2002 South Korean animated film. It follows the story of a young boy during summer vacation and ascends into flights of surrealistic fantasy, which may or may not be dream sequences. Th ...

'' * , in the anime series ''

Yuri!!! on Ice is a Japanese sports anime television series about figure skating. The series was produced by MAPPA, directed and written by Sayo Yamamoto with original scripts by Mitsurō Kubo under the chief direction of Jun Shishido. Character designs ...

'' * , in the manga and anime series ''

Prison School is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Hiramoto. It was serialized in Kodansha's '' Weekly Young Magazine'' from February 2011 to December 2017. Yen Press licensed the manga for English release in North America. The sto ...

'' * Mari Jiwe McCabe, also known as Vixen, a DC Comics character * , in the Japanese animated film series ''Rebuild of Evangelion'' * , in the anime series ''Love Live! Sunshine!!'' * , in the anime series ''

A Place Further Than The Universe is an anime original television series produced by Madhouse. The series is directed by Atsuko Ishizuka, written by Jukki Hanada and features character designs by Takahiro Yoshimatsu. It aired in Japan between January and March 2018, and wa ...

'' * , in the manga and anime series ''

Rainbow Days is a Japanese Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Minami Mizuno, and published in Shueisha's ''Bessatsu Margaret'' magazine. A Radio drama, drama CD was released with the seventh volume of the manga in October 20 ...

'' * , in the light novel series ''

The Irregular at Magic High School is a Japanese web novel series by Tsutomu Satō. It was published on Shōsetsuka ni Narō, a web novel website, from October 2008 to March 2011. Satō reached a deal with Dengeki Bunko and began releasing his work in a light novel fo ...

'' * , in the tokusatsu television series ''

Kamen Rider 555 is a Japanese tokusatsu television drama. It is the 13th installment in the Kamen Rider Series. It is a joint collaboration between Ishinomori Productions and Toei Company, Toei, and was broadcast on TV Asahi from January 26, 2003, to January 18, ...

'' * , in the tokusatsu television series ''

Kamen Rider Fourze is a Japanese tokusatsu drama in Toei Company's Kamen Rider Series, being the thirteenth series in the Heisei period run and the twenty-second overall. It began airing on September 4, 2011, the week following the conclusion of ''Kamen Rider OOO'' ...

'' * , in the manga series ''Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs'' * Maari, in the Tamil action comedy '' Maari'' * MARI, in the psychological horror RPG '' Omori'' * Mari, in the side-scrolling MMORPG ''

Grand Chase ''Grand Chase'' ( ko, 그랜드체이스, lit=Grand Chase) was a free-to-play, two-dimensional side-scrolling MMORPG, developed by the South Korean company KOG Studios. Alternative names for ''Grand Chase'' included ''Three Young Heroes'' ( zh, ...