Marianne (given name)

Marianne is a female name. It is the French version of the Greek Mariamne, which is a variant of Mary, ultimately from the Hebrew Miriam (מִרְיָם Miryám), Mirjam (Aramaic: Mariam).[1] In late Greek Marianna (Μαριάννα) was used.

Marianne
Marianne is popular in part because it combines the names of the Virgin Mary and her mother Saint Anne, seen here depicted in a painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Genderfemale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew
MeaningVariant of Miriam or combination of Mary and Anne.
Other names
Related namesMarianna, Mariana, Mary, Anne, Mariamne, Marian, Miriam, Meleana (Hawaiian)

In 18th century France Marianne became a popular name as a variant of Marian, Marie. It can also be seen as a combination of Marie and Anne. It gave inspiration to several double names such as Marie-Anne, Anne-Marie as well as other variants such as Anna Maria, Ana-Maria and Marianna and alternate spellings Mary Ann and Mary Anne. The combination of the two names has also been popular with Christians because Saint Anne is traditionally the name of the mother of the Virgin Mary.

People with the given name Marianne

People with the given name Mariane

People with the given name Marianna

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