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Marion
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English
Etymology
From en enm Marion, from en fro Marion, a diminutive of Marie, used in England since the Middle Ages.
Proper noun
~ s
en female Hebrew.
en 1857 w:Charles Dickens s:The Perils of Certain English Prisoners 1 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.
en 1998 Jane Adams Fade to Grey 132 "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."
en matronymics.
en chiefly US en male surnames, or by folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Mary.
en 2002 w:Annie Proulx That Old Ace in the Hole 0-00-715151-9 81 "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.
en suburb city/Adelaide s/South Australia, from the given name en Marianne.
en lgarea in s/South Australia which includes the suburb the City of Marion.
en ancient city on the island of isl/Cyprus.
en number of places c/USA:
en city/county seat co/Perry County s/Alabama.
en city/county seat co/Crittenden County s/Arkansas.
en neighborhood in the town of town/Southington s/Connecticut.
en unincorporated community co/Twiggs County s/Georgia.
en city/county seat co/Williamson County s/Illinois.
en city/county seat co/Grant County s/Indiana.
en twp/and/unincorporated community therein, in co/Shelby County s/Indiana.
en city co/Linn County s/Iowa. TopoZone: Marion, Iowa
en small city/county seat co/Marion County s/Kansas.
en home rule city/county seat co/Crittenden County s/Kentucky.
en town par/Union Parish s/Louisiana.
en town co/Plymouth County s/Massachusetts.
en village co/Osceola County s/Michigan.
en unincorporated community co/Olmsted County s/Minnesota.
en town co/Lauderdale County s/Mississippi.
en unincorporated community co/Cole County s/Missouri.
en CDP/and/unincorporated community co/Flathead County s/Montana.
en unincorporated community co/Red Willow County s/Nebraska.
en area city/Jersey City s/New Jersey.
en town/hamlet/and/CDP co/Wayne County s/New York. TopoZone: Marion, New York
en city/county seat co/McDowell County s/North Carolina. Named after Francis Marion.
en small city co/LaMoure County s/North Dakota.
en city/county seat co/Marion County s/Ohio.
en unincorporated community/and/CDP co/Marion County s/Oregon.
en unincorporated community/and/CDP co/Franklin County s/Pennsylvania.
en city/county seat co/Marion County s/South Carolina.
en small city co/Turner County s/South Dakota.
en small city co/Guadalupe County s/Texas.
en CDP co/Summit County s/Utah.
en town/county seat co/Smyth County s/Virginia.
en unincorporated community co/Wetzel County s/West Virginia.
en town co/Grant County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Juneau County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Waushara County s/Wisconsin.
en city co/Shawano County and co/Waupaca County s/Wisconsin.
en A number of <<townships>> in the <<c/USA>>, listed under Marion Township.
Derived terms
en Marion County
en Marion Bay
References
Anagrams
en aimnor A minor A-minor Mainor Morian Romani Romina in mora inamor mainor manoir roamin'
en unisex given names
Danish
Etymology
From da fr Marion.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female
Esperanto
Pronunciation
LL-Q143 (epo)-Lepticed7-Marion.wav
Proper noun
Mari on-proper
French
Etymology
fr :inh frm:Marion
fr frm Marion.
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Marion.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>)
Proper noun
f
fr female
fr matronymics
Descendants
1 da Marion
1 de Marion
1 no Marion
1 sv Marion
References
MeilleursPrénoms, based on INSEE data: 120 084 females named Marion in France in 1900 - 2009, with the frequency peak in 1989. Accessed on March 29th, 2011.
Anagrams
fr manoir minora romain Romain
German
Etymology
de :bor fr:Marion
de fr Marion.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmaːʁi̯ɔn/
de De-Marion.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun f genitive Marions or Marion
de female
Middle French
Proper noun
frm proper noun
frm female
1376, Arch. JJ 110, pièce 46.
frm Une femme appellee Marion de Saint Just, qui estoit femme surdite et amye d’un des moines de la dicte eglise de Chezi A woman called Marion de Saint Just, who was a denounced woman and a friend of one of the monks of the aforementioned church of Chezi
Descendants
fr Marion
Norwegian
Etymology
From no fr Marion.
Proper noun
no female
References
Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 1876 females with the given name Marion living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on March 29th 2011.
Old French
Etymology
fro Marie on.
Pronunciation
fro /maɾiˈun/
Proper noun
f
fro female
Descendants
frm Marion
1 en Marion Marian
Swedish
Etymology
From sv fr Marion.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Marion.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female
References
Statistiska centralbyrån: 1914 females with the given name Marion living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on March 29th, 2011.
Anagrams
sv aimnor romani