Marion vs Marian - What's the difference?
marion | marian |
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* 1857 (Charles Dickens), , Chapter 1:
* 1998 Fade to Grey : page 132:
(chiefly, US) , transferred from the surname, or by folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Mary.
* 2002 (Annie Proulx), That Old Ace in the Hole , ISBN 0-00-715151-9, page 81:
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* : Act III, Scene III:
(Christianity) Of, or relating to the cult of the Virgin Mary
(historical) One of the Scots who remained loyal to in the disputes following her deposition.
Of or relating to (Gaius Marius), Ancient Roman general and statesman.
Of or relating to the Mari people.
As proper nouns the difference between marion and marian
is that marion is {{given name|female|from=Hebrew}} 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.marion
English
Proper noun
(wikipedia Marion) (en proper noun)- The name of the captain of the sloop was Captain Maryon, and therefore it was no news to hear from Mrs. Belltott, that his sister, the beautiful young unmarried English lady, was Miss Maryon. The novelty was, that her Christian name was Marion' too. ' Marion Maryon. Many a time I have run off those two names in my thoughts, like a bit of verse. O many, and many, and many, a time.
- "And the name was Marion'. Not Mary or Marie or anything similar? You're absolutely certain about that?" Stacey nodded. "It's not a common name," she said. "I mean I know two Maries and even a Mary though she's older than me. But '''Marion'''. I don't think I've ever met a ' Marion . So I know I've got it right."
- "I spose you want to be a cattleboy," drawled the multicolored beard whose name was Carrol Day, a curiously feminine name, thought Martin, not yet acquaintanced with the bearded Marions , Fannys and Abbys of Texas who, saddled by their unthinking mothers with dainty names, built savagely masculine frames of character.
Anagrams
* ----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)- 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.
Etymology 2
Adjective
(en adjective)- a Marian apparition
- Marian devotions
Noun
(en noun)Etymology 3
Adjective
(en adjective)- Marian reform
- the famous Marian diviner, Asqudum