What does Marion mean?

Marion means "Mars; male, manly, virile; sea; war-like, dedicated to Mars; gleaming"

How do we pronounce Marion?

Marion \ma-rion, mar-i-on\ is a boy's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Marion can also be used as a meaning of girl name, but it is somewhat morefor boys. Its pronunciation is MAERiyahN or MEHRiyahN (English) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Marion: M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Marion?

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Marion is an English and French name of origin. The name is derived from the continental masculine name name Marian meaning. See name Marion meaning for more info. Mareon pronounciation, Marian name (English), name Marlon meaning (English), and nicknames for Maryon are variants of Marion.

Marion is used predominantly in the English language and it is derived from French origins. The first name is taken from the French surname which is itself of the same etymology as the first name Marion. This derivation was probably first used in honor of the American Revolutionary War general Francis Marion (1732-1795), whose grandparents were of French Huguenot origin. Marion is a variant of the name name Mario origin (Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, and German). See also the related form, baby name Demarion (English).

The following famous people share the name Marion:

  • Actor John (Duke) Wayne, born Marion Michael Morrison, 26 May 1907 - 11 June 1979, Winterset, Iowa
  • Revolutionary War Figure Francis Marion, born 1732 - February 26, 1795, Berkeley County, South Carolina.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Marion:

nicknames for Maryan, Maryon pronounciation, Marama pronounciation (English), meaning of Mareon, name Marino origin (Italian), name Mariun origin, name Marmeon meaning, name Marmion origin, what does the name Meirion mean (Welsh), nicknames for Merion (English and Welsh), Merriman meaning of name (English), name Merrion meaning (Welsh), Mirian name variations (Albanian), name Morayn, meaning of Morayne, nicknames for Moreno (German, Italian, Slavic, and Spanish), baby name Morino, nicknames for Myryn, name Maeran, and what does the name Maerin mean.

The baby name Marion fun facts:

The name Marion in reverse order is "Noiram".

The numerological value of the name Marion is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Marion?

Marion is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames