Marisol
MAIR-ee-sol
Marisol is a Spanish compound name blending mar (“sea,” from Latin mare) and sol (“sun,” from Latin sol).
The combination evokes the image of sunlight on the ocean—a warm, coastal imagery that has made the name one of the most evocative compound names in Spanish.
The name is also interpreted as a shortened form of María de la Soledad (“Mary of Solitude”), a Marian title, though the sea-and-sun reading is more common in everyday naming.
What the name Marisol means
Marisol peaked at No. 235 in 1996 with 1,190 births. In 2024 it ranks No. 739 with 380 births, declining from its 1990s high in Hispanic communities.
Venezuelan sculptor Marisol Escobar (1930-2016), known professionally as Marisol, was one of the most recognized Latin American artists of the 20th century. Her fame gave the name an artistic dimension beyond its nature imagery.
Three syllables—mah-ree-SOL—have a warm, sun-drenched quality. The stress on the final syllable and the bright closing vowel give it an upbeat, tropical energy.
Parents who choose Marisol often value its compound imagery and its distinctly Spanish character, a name that requires no translation and carries its beautiful meaning in its very sound.
Related names include Marina (sea), Soledad (solitude), Sol, and Solana—all drawing from the same natural-world imagery in the Spanish naming tradition.
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Numerology and symbolism
Based on Pythagorean numerology — a traditional system linking name letters to numbers. Presented for cultural interest.
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