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First name origin & meaning:

Hebrew: Bitter; king-ruler

First name variations: Marion, Mariana

Last name origin & meaning:

Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese: from the personal name Mario, from the Latin personal name Marius, which is probably of Etruscan origin, but was widely adopted from an early date in the Christian era as a male equivalent of the female Christian name Maria.

This name appears in the following lists: Pop Princes and Princesses