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Mariette

Mariette proper noun: a female given name from French.

Proper noun

Mariette

  1. A female given name from French.
    • Miss Mariette Behr and Arthur Ryle were married yesterday afternoon in the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church by the Rev. George Cooper Hood. The bride, who is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Hawthorne Behr of New York and Palm Beach, Fla., was given in marriage by her father.1940 June 2, Ira. L. Hill, “Mariette Behr Married Here to Arthur Ryle […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • Miss Mariette German, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. German, will be married to J. N. Evans, son of Mrs. P. M. Evans and the late Dr. Evans, on Dec. 30 in Middletown. Miss German is a graduate of the Culver Smith Kindergarten Training School.1933 November 27, “Mariette German’s Bridal”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Examples of Mariette in a sentence

  • The two Americans and one Norwegian were pronounced dead at the scene, said Mariette Hopley, who heads the Great White Shark Protection Foundation.2008 April 14, “Wave kills 3 on shark diving trip”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN...
  • "This is torture," [said] Mary Shevory, mother of crew member Mariette Wright.2015 October 5, Associated Press, “Coast Guard: Ship missing in Bahamas sank”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times...

Origin of Mariette

From French Mariette. By surface analysis, Marie /Mary + -ette. Piecewise doublet of Marietta.

Questions about Mariette

What does Mariette mean?
Mariette means a female given name from French.
How do you use Mariette in a sentence?
The two Americans and one Norwegian were pronounced dead at the scene, said Mariette Hopley, who heads the Great White Shark Protection Foundation.
What part of speech is Mariette?
Mariette is a proper noun.

Words near Mariette in the dictionary

  1. Marieta Islands
  2. mariets
  3. Marietta
  4. Mariettan
  5. Mariettans
  6. Mariette
  7. Marieval
  8. marifivirus
  9. marigenous
  10. marigold
  11. marigold window

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