Marianne is a female name. It is the French version of the Greek Mariamne, which is a variant of Mary, ultimately from the Hebrew Miriam (מִרְיָם Miryám), Mirjam (Aramaic: Mariam).[1][unreliable source?] In late Greek Marianna (Μαριάννα) was used.
 Marianne is popular in part because it combines the names of the Virgin Mary and her mother Saint Anne, seen here depicted in a painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. | |
| Gender | female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | Variant of Miriam or combination of Mary and Anne. |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Marianna, Mariana, Mary, Anne, Mariamne, Marian, Miriam, Meleana (Hawaiian) |
In 18th-century France, Marianne became a popular name as a variant of Marian and Marie. It can also be seen as a combination of Marie and Anne. It gave inspiration to several double names such as Marie-Anne and Anne-Marie, as well as other variants such as Anna Maria, Ana-Maria and Marianna, and alternate spellings Mary Ann and Mary Anne. The combination of the two names has also been popular with Christians because Saint Anne is traditionally the name of the mother of the Virgin Mary.
People with the given name Marianne
edit- Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (born 1919), German noble
- Marianne Ackerman (born 1952), Canadian novelist, playwright, and journalist
- Marianne Berndt, shot putter and discus thrower
- Marianne Bigum (born 1983), Danish politician
- Marianne Brocklehurst (1832–1898), English traveller and collector of Egyptian antiquities
- Marianne Clausen (1947–2014), Danish musicologist and choir conductor
- Marianne Cope (1838–1918), German-born American nun
- Marianne Davies, musician
- Marianne Devaux (born 1962), New Caledonian politician
- Marianne Dickerson, long-distance runner
- Marianne Dubois (born 1957), French politician
- Marianne Ehrmann, novelist
- Marianne Ehrenström, artist
- Marianne Fay, American economist and writer
- Marianne Faithfull, singer
- Marianne Fredriksson, author
- Marianne Fundahn (born 1967), Swedish politician
- Marianne Githens, political scientist, feminist, and author
- Marianne Golz, opera singer and World War II resistance member
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste, actress
- Marianne W. Lewis, Dean of the Cass Business School
- Marianne Limpert, swimmer
- Marianne Lindsten-Thomasson (1909–1979), physician; Sweden's first female district medical officer during the 1940s
- Marianne Löfgren, actor
- Marianne Lundquist (1931–2020), Swedish swimmer
- Marianne Moore, American poet
- Marianne Muis, swimmer
- Marianne Pettersen, Norwegian footballer
- Marianne Rendón, American actress
- Marianne Rosenberg, singer
- Marianne Steinbrecher, volleyball player
- Marianne Timmer, speed skater
- Marianne Vaatstra (1982–1999), Dutch murder victim
- Marianne Vos, road-, track- and cross-cyclist
- Marianne von Werefkin (1860–1938), painter
- Marianne Williamson (born 1952), activist, humanitarian, entrepreneur and candidate for President of the United States in 2020 and 2024.
- Marianne Zechmeister (born 1960), German alpine skier
People with the given name Mariane
edit- Mariane Pearl, French journalist
- Mariane Amaro, French-Portuguese football defender
- Mariane Chan, Hong Kong actress
- Mariane van Hogendorp, Dutch feminist
- A character in Tartuffe, a comedy by Molière
People with the given name Marianna
edit- Marianna Efstratiou, Greek singer
- Marianna Hill, American actress
- Marianna Kambouroglou, Greek folklorist
- Marianna Lubomirska, Polish noble
- Marianna Lymperta, Greek swimmer
- Marianna Malińska, Polish ballerina
- Marianna Martines (1744–1812), Austrian composer, pianist and singer
- Marianna Spring, British journalist
- Marianna Vardinoyannis, Greek UNESCO ambassador
- Marianna Yarovskaya, Russian-American documentary filmmaker
- Marianna Zachariadi, Greek pole vaulter
- Marianna Zorba, Greek singer
Fictional characters
edit- Marianne, a character in the light novel series Shakugan no Shana
- Marianne, the protagonist of a trilogy of novels by Sheri S. Tepper
- Marianne, the protagonist of musical fantasy film Strange Magic
- Marianne vi Britannia from the anime and manga series Code Geass
- Marianne Bryant, played by Amanda Bynes in the film Easy A
- Marianne Dashwood, in Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility
- Marianne von Edmund, a character from the video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- Marianne Lane, played by Tilda Swinton in A Bigger Splash
- Marianne Sheridan, the protagonist of the Irish novel Normal People
- Marianne Thornberry, from animated television series The Wild Thornberrys
- Marianne, a character in the film Portrait of a Lady on Fire
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