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What does Marianne mean?
Marianne 
▼ as a girls' name is of French, Latin and Hebrew origin, and the meaning of Marianne is "star of the sea; grace". A blend of Marie (Latin) "star of the sea" and Anne (Hebrew) "grace". Annemarie is another name that blends the names of the Virgin Mary and her mother, thus appealing to Catholic families. Shakespeare gave the name Mariana to a woman noted for her loyalty in "Measure for Measure". To the French, the name symbolizes their spirit for "liberty, equality and fraternity". See also Miriam. Also form of Mary.
Variations
VARIANTS Mariana, Marianda, Mariane, Mariann, Marianna▲, Marien, Maryam▲, Maryan, Maryann▼, Maryanna
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA ANNE, ANNEMARIE, MARIE, MIRIAM Mariam▲, Mirian
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Marianne Araya (M.A.), ..
How popular is Marianne?
Marianne is a very popular first name for females (#380 out of 4276, Top 9%) but a unique last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Marianne reached its peak position of #183 in the U.S. during the years 1950-1959, but is not listed at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Marianne rated in the Top 2000 are Mary (#126 LAST YEAR), Mariana (#286), Miriam (#303), Mariam (#548), Maryam (#565), Marie (#576), Anne (#599), Marianna (#834), Maryann (#1934), Annemarie, Mariann, Maryan, Maryanna and Mirian. These relations of Marianne reached the height of their popularity in the 1910s (MEDIAN #1044) and are now much less popular (#1184, ▼94%), with forms such as Annemarie becoming somewhat outmoded. Maryam, Mariam and Marianna are three of the more fashionable baby names in this list.
Similar Names
Marianne▼ is alike in pronunciation to Marian▼, Marieanne, Marin, Marine, Marinn, Marion▼, Maryanne▼, Maryonn, Maurianne, Maurine▼ and Morine. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Adriane▼, Adrienne▼, Ariane, Arianna, Arianne, Asianne, Breanne▼, Brienne, Cariana, Carinna, Carmaine, Chrisanne, Coriann, Cyprianne (see Cypris), Damiane, Dariane, Darienne, Darynne, Daviane, Dayanne, Doriane, Galianna, Garlande, Glorianne, Hadrianna, Kariann, Karianne, Kaylanne, Kylianne, Laciann, Larine, Lauriane, Malanie, Malisande, Marcene, Marciana, Marcianne, Mareen, Mareina, Maren▲, Marialena, Marilena, Marilyn▼, Marina, Marlaina, Marlayna, Marlene▼, Marlenn (see Marlin), Marlyne, Marlynn, Marlynne, Marne, Marthine, Maurene, Mazine, Meriam, Minne, Morene, Morgaine, Morwenna, Morwinna, Sarinna, Tatianna▼ and Teriann. These names tend to be less commonly used than Marianne.
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