First name origins & meanings:
- French: Little; bitter
- Hebrew: Bitter; rebellion
First name variations: Mary, Manya, Marianna, Mara, Marisha, Marilyn, Maire, Marion, Marrion, Mariana, Mariann, Mary-Ann, Maryanne, Marianne, Mari, Merry, Marie, Maria, Miriam, Mame, Mamie, Maymie, Mayme, May, Mally, Molly, Polly, Mara, Maretta, Marel, Marella, Maren, Marlo, Mariette, Marieta, Meriel, Mimi, Minette, Minnie, Minny, Mitzi, Madonna, Marilla, Marla, Marya, Muriel, Manon, Manette, Marija, Marika, Maire, Mare, Marquita, Maure, Mairin, Mair, Maura, Maureen, Moira, Moire, Moya, Muire, Masha, Mairi, Mariya, Mashia, Mash, Mariath, Mary
Last name origins & meanings:
- Romanian: from the personal name Marian, from Latin
Marianus (see Mariano).
- English and French: from a
pet form of Marie.
This name appears in the following lists:
Black History/Civil Rights Leaders