Marian
/ˈme(ə)ɹiən//ˈmɛəɹiən/
Marian proper noun: a female given name from Hebrew.
Proper noun
Marian
- A female given name from Hebrew.
- There's no more faith in thee than in a steward prune, nor no more truth in thee than in a drawn fox; and for womanhood, Maid Marian may be the deputy's wife of the ward to thee.Act III, Scene III
Adjective (1)
Marian (comparative more Marian, superlative most Marian)
- Of or relating to the Virgin Mary.
- a Marian apparition
- Marian devotions
- Of or relating to Mary I of England.
- I judge the meaning of it to be, that men who raigne like Lions, Kings and great ones who under the face of men carry the hearts of Tygers; and their Children who equall them in, and inherit their fathers crueltie; and their wives who ſurpaſſe them in Inſolence, and Marian perſecntions;^([sic])...1651, Iohn Cooke, Monarchy No Creature of Gods Making, &c. Wherein Is Proved by Scripture and Reason, That Monarchicall Government is Against the Minde of God. […], Waterford: […] Peter de Pienne...
- The Marian bishops had undoubtedly anticipated trouble when the daughter of Anne Boleyn ascended the throne.1968, William P. Haugaard, “[The Convocation men of 1563] The Marian bishops”, in Elizabeth and the English Reformation: The Struggle for a Stable Settlement of Religion, Cambridge: At the University...
- Of or relating to Mary, Queen of Scots.
Noun
Marian (plural Marians)
- One of the Scots who remained loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots, in the disputes following her deposition.
Adjective (2)
Marian (comparative more Marian, superlative most Marian)
- Of or relating to Gaius Marius, Ancient Roman general and statesman.
- Marian reform
Adjective (3)
IPA/ˈmɑːɹiən/
Marian (comparative more Marian, superlative most Marian)
- Of or relating to the Mari people.
- the famous Marian diviner, Asqudum
Forms of Marian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Marian |
| superlative | most Marian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Marians |
Origin of Marian
A variant of Marion, a medieval derivation of Mary, often also interpreted as a contraction of Mary and Ann, or as a variant of Mariana.
From Mary + -an.
From Mari + -an.
Phrases with Marian
Words that rhyme with Marian
- Darien
- barbarian
- Aryan
- libertarian
- Arian
- documentarian
- humanitarian
- sabbatarian
- sectarian
- unitarian
- vegetarian
- -arian
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- agrarian
- Bulgarian
- caesarian
- catenarian
- librarian
- lunarian
- planetarian
- Ripuarian
- Solarian
- trinitarian
- alphabetarian
- antiauthoritarian
- aquarian
- Bolivarian
- communitarian
- contrarian
- corpuscularian
- denarian
- flexitarian
- futilitarian
- infirmarian
- Kaffrarian
- necessitarian
- nonsectarian
- paraovarian
- parian
- pollotarian
- proprietarian
- quinarian
- sacramentarian
- sanitarian
- semivegetarian
- Tartarean
- Tartarian
- Tocharian
- tricenarian
- valetudinarian
- vestiarian
- acarian
- actiniarian
- actuarian
- aerarian
- alcyonarian
- altitudinarian
- antelapsarian
- antiacarian
- antiegalitarian
- antilapsarian
Questions about Marian
- What does Marian mean?
- Marian means a female given name from Hebrew.
- What part of speech is Marian?
- Marian can be a proper noun, an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Marian?
- Marian is pronounced /ˈmɛəɹiən/ (UK).
Words near Marian in the dictionary
Source and license
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