Mariana

name

Definitions

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

Etymology

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.

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