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Around the globe, マリス (Maris , Mariss , Mullis ) is a common gender-neutral given name. The given name マリス is habitual in Latvia, where it is quite a common male name, Croatia, where it is quite a common girly name, and Estonia, where it is quite a rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Philippines, and the United States. Likewise, マリス is the last name as well as the forename.
マリス is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Maris Brood , character in The Force Unleashed; Maris , the mythological Greek character; son of Amisodarus, Iliad; Maris Crane , character in Frasier and Maris , the Etruscan deity.