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'''Marion''' is a given name. As a ''feminine'' given name, it is a French diminutive of [[Marie (given name)|Marie]] that has been in use by English speakers since the Middle Ages. It was also occasionally considered a form of [[Margaret (name)|Margaret]] or [[Margery (name)|Margery]].
'''Marion''' is a given name. As a feminine given name, it is a French diminutive of [[Marie (given name)|Marie]] that has been in use by English speakers since the Middle Ages. It was also occasionally considered a form of [[Margaret (name)|Margaret]] or [[Margery (name)|Margery]].


As a ''masculine'' given name, it derives from the Latin Marianus, a form of the name [[Marius (name)|Marius]].<ref> {{cite book |last1=Hanks|first1= Patrick| last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate |last3=Hodges| first3=Flavia| author-link= |date= 2006|title= Oxford Dictionary of First Names|url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=184|isbn= 0-19-861060-2}}</ref>
As a masculine given name, it derives from the Latin Marianus, a form of the name [[Marius (name)|Marius]].<ref> {{cite book |last1=Hanks|first1= Patrick| last2=Hardcastle|first2=Kate |last3=Hodges| first3=Flavia| author-link= |date= 2006|title= Oxford Dictionary of First Names|url= |location= |publisher=Oxford University Press |page=184|isbn= 0-19-861060-2}}</ref>


It may refer to:
It may refer to:

Revision as of 03:30, 4 April 2024

Marion
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameFrench, Latin
MeaningDiminutive French form of Marie or a form of Marius

Marion is a given name. As a feminine given name, it is a French diminutive of Marie that has been in use by English speakers since the Middle Ages. It was also occasionally considered a form of Margaret or Margery.

As a masculine given name, it derives from the Latin Marianus, a form of the name Marius.[1]

It may refer to:

Women

Men

  • Marion Barber Jr. (born 1959), American former National Football League player
  • Marion Barber III (1983–2022), American former National Football League player, son of the above
  • Marion Barry (1936–2014), former mayor of Washington, D.C.
  • Marion M. Bradford (1946–2021), American scientist known for his protein quantification method
  • Marion Broadstone (1906–1972), American National Football League player
  • Marion Butts (born 1966), American National Football League player
  • Marion Cox (1920–1996), NASCAR car owner
  • Marion Knight Jr. (born 1965), birth name of Suge Knight, founder of Death Row Records
  • Marion Mann (1920–2022), American physician and pathologist
  • Marion Morrison (1907–1979), birth name of John Wayne, American film actor
  • Marion Motley (1920–1999), American National Football League and All-America Football Conference player, member of the Pro Hall of Fame
  • Marion Albert Pruett (1949–1999), American spree killer
  • Marion Pugh (1919–1976), American National Football League player
  • Marion Pat Robertson (1930–2023), American televangelist
  • Marion Mike Rounds (born 1954), U.S. Senator from (and former Governor of) South Dakota
  • Marion Silva Fernandes (born 1991), Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion"
  • Marion Spielmann (1858–1948), English journalist and art critic

Fictional characters

Notes

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 184. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.

See also

References

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