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Ashley vs Marian - What's the difference?

ashley | marian |

As proper nouns the difference between ashley and marian

is that ashley is a common English place name while Marian is {{given name|female|from=Hebrew}}.

As an adjective Marian is

of, or relating to the cult of the Virgin Mary.

As a noun Marian is

one of the Scots who remained loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots in the disputes following her deposition.

ashley

English

Alternative forms

* Ashlee * Ashleigh * Ashlie

Proper noun

(s)
  • A common English place name.
  • derived from the places.
  • transferred from the surname.
  • * 1936 Margaret Mitchell: Gone With the Wind : Chapter III:
    • 'There now, Scarlett! You admit it is true. What would you be doing with a husband like Ashley ? 'Tis moonstruck they all are, all the Wilkes.'
  • transferred from the surname.
  • * 1999 Andrew Pyper: Lost Girls : Chapter Ten:
    • But when Krystal McConnell and Ashley Flynn were named deep in the heart of the '80s the thing was cuteness, feminine delicacy raised to an aesthetic paradigm. --- And everyone named according to a particular version of the pedigree fantasy. Ashley'' : transplanted Southern privilege, a destiny lying in sorority mixers and a marriage of health club memberships, state-of-the-art appliances and night courses in ''nouvelle cuisine .

    Usage notes

    * Ashley was originally a male given name, but since the sixties it has also been given to women, particularly in the US, where it was the top name for girls in 1991 and 1992.

    Anagrams

    * English unisex given names

    marian

    English

    Etymology 1

    A variant of Marion, a medieval diminutive of Mary, often also interpreted as a contraction of Mary and Ann, or as a variant of Mariana.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • .
  • * : Act III, Scene III:
    • There's no more faith in thee than in a steward prune, nor no more truth in thee than in a drawn fox; and for womanhood, Maid Marian may be the deputy's wife of the ward to thee.
    Related terms
    * Marianne

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (Christianity) Of, or relating to the cult of the Virgin Mary
    • a Marian apparition
    Marian devotions

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical) One of the Scots who remained loyal to in the disputes following her deposition.

    • Etymology 3

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or relating to (Gaius Marius), Ancient Roman general and statesman.
    • Marian reform
  • Of or relating to the Mari people.
    • the famous Marian diviner, Asqudum
    English eponyms

    Anagrams

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