Marais

Marais (from French le marais = the moor ) is

A district of Paris: Marais
A swamp region on the west coast of France, see Marais Poitevin
The derogatory term for a part of the deputies during the French Revolution, see Marais ( French Revolution )

Marais is the surname of the following persons:

Andre Marais ( born 1981 ), South African hockey player
Dominique Marais ( born 1955 ), French footballer
Eugène Marais (1871-1936), South African lawyer, biologist, writer
Gérard Marais ( born 1945 ), French jazz guitarist, composer, arranger and bandleader
Jean Marais (1913-1998), French actor
Jessica Marais ( born 1985 ), Australian actress
Marin Marais (1656-1728), French composer and viol player
Marais Viljoen (1915-2007), South African politician
Pia Marais (born 1971 ), South African-born film director and screenwriter
Wessel Marais ( born 1929 ), South African botanist