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The name Máirín is an Irish diminutive of Máire, itself the Irish form of Mary, which derives from the Hebrew Miryam, a name of debated meaning with proposed interpretations including beloved, sea of bitterness, and drop of the sea. The diminutive suffix -ín, common in Irish, lends the name an affectionate, endearing quality. Máirín has been used in Ireland for centuries as a distinctly Gaelic expression of the broader Mary tradition, which spread throughout Europe following Christian veneration of the Virgin Mary. Related forms include Máire, Mairenn, and the Anglicized Marion.