SOURCE RECORD
The record for Mar
Mar is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Mar S. Torres.
This snapshot links the name to 1 distinct Wikidata person record. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
People with the name Mar
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Mar S. Torres
Filipino film director
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
1
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Mar S. Torres
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Mar in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Mar
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Mac♂Son; through Gaelic surname traditions
- Mae♀Variant of May, the month-name or familiar form
- Mara♀Bitter in Hebrew, or a Maria/Tamara short form
- Marc♂French, Catalan, or Welsh form of Marcus
- Mari♂♀Mary-family form; also a separate Japanese name
- Mark♂From Marcus, traditionally connected with Mars
- Mart♂Short form of Martin
- Mary♀English form of Maria, from Hebrew Miryam
What rhymes with Mar?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Recorded combinations with Mar
2 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
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Follow the sources
- Wikidata given-name item Q16421811 — Mar (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Mar S. Torres (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q16421811 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.