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Mariana

Mariana proper noun: a female given name from Latin [in turn from Aramaic] or from Hebrew; variant forms Marian, Maryana.

Proper noun

Mariana (plural Marianas)

  1. A female given name from Latin [in turn from Aramaic] or from Hebrew; variant forms Marian, Maryana.

Forms of Mariana

pluralMarianas

Origin of Mariana

Latinized form of Marian, ultimately from Mary or Mary + Ann. It is also the feminine form of Latin Mariānus, derivative of Marius, but these rather rare Roman names have been completely intertwined with Maria in the Christian era.

Words formed from Mariana

Phrases with Mariana

Questions about Mariana

What does Mariana mean?
Mariana means a female given name from Latin [in turn from Aramaic] or from Hebrew; variant forms Marian, Maryana.
What part of speech is Mariana?
Mariana is a proper noun.

Words near Mariana in the dictionary

  1. marialite
  2. marialites
  3. marialitic
  4. Mariamman
  5. Marian
  6. Mariana
  7. Mariana Islands
  8. Mariana snailfish
  9. Mariana Trench
  10. Marianan
  11. Marianans

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