Maris may refer to: Personal names Māris (name), a Latvian masculine given name, including a list of people with the name Maris (given name), including a list of people and mythical or fictional characters Maris (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters Maris the Great, a promotional performance artist based in Denver, Colorado Places al-Maris in medieval Nubia El Maris, Egypt Maris Nunatak, a small coastal nunatak in Antarctica Via Maris, a trade route dating from the early Bronze Age, linking Egypt with Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria Maris, the Latin name of the Mureș River, as mentioned by Herodotus in 484 BC Mythology Maris (mythology), an Etruscan god of agriculture Other uses the Mari people MARIS Maritime Archeological Research Institute at Södertörn University, Sweden the planet Mars See also Mares (disambiguation) Maris Otter, a variety of barley Maris Piper, Maris Peer and Maris Bard - varieties of potato Maris Wigeon, a variety of wheat Marris, a surname