Marianna
name ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A female given name from Italian.
""Marnie?" she said slowly, reading the name on the cover. "But how did you know? Marian was always called Marnie-" ( - - - ) "She was called Marianna," Gillie said, "after her great-grandmother. Marnie was so pleased about that! And of course it is a lovely name. It had a Spanish sound about it too, which pleased the father.""
- 2 A city, the county seat of Lee County, Arkansas, United States.
- 3 A city, the county seat of Jackson County, Florida, United States.
- 4 A small borough of Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Example
More examples""Marnie?" she said slowly, reading the name on the cover. "But how did you know? Marian was always called Marnie-" ( - - - ) "She was called Marianna," Gillie said, "after her great-grandmother. Marnie was so pleased about that! And of course it is a lovely name. It had a Spanish sound about it too, which pleased the father.""
Etymology
From Italian Marianna.
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