Girl name origins & meanings English : Child of the moonLatin : Of the seaLatin : Of the seaSpanish : I am the sun Girl name variations Amaris Amarys Marice Meris Marys Marissa Marisa Mari Marina Maressa Maritza Merisa Merrisa Marissah Rissa Yomaris Marisol Family name origins & meanings English : variant spelling of Mares 2.Dutch : variant of Mares 3.Dutch and Belgian (van Maris) : habitational name for someone from Merris in French Flanders or possibly from Maris in Dutch Limburg.Greek : probably a metronymic from the female personal name Maria.