Marianna
name
name ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 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.
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
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.