Marianne

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Marianne

Gender: Feminine
Language: English, French
Etymology:
Marianne is the French form of Marian is originally a medieval English alternate form of Marion, a diminutive form of Marie, the French form of Maria, the Latin form of a Hebrew (or Egyptian) name: Miriam, Mariamne, or Myriam. The meaning is disputed. Some suggestions include: "Wished for Child," "Bitterness," or "Drop of the Sea," or "Rebelliousness."
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More recently, Marianne is taken as a combination of Mary and Ann.

History:
Marianne was adopted in England (and elsewhere) in the 18th century from France as an alternate form of Marian. Double names (such as Mary Jane) were becoming more common during this period and Marianne was also used as a combination of Mary and Ann.
Please see Marian, or Marion, or Mary for more information.

Pronunciation: mare-ee-an

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Marianne North (1830-1890)
British flower painter.
Marianne Moore (1887-1972)
American poet.

Fictional Characters:
Marianne Dashwood (1811)
Romantic sister in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility.

Miscellaneous:
Marianne Strengell (1900-1945)
Finnish-American textile designer.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.042 % named Marianne

Popularity of Marianne:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 750th most popular.
1910-1920: 531st most popular.
1920-1930: 409th most popular.
1930-1940: 250th most popular.
1940-1950: 196th most popular.
1950-1960: 189th most popular.
1960-1970: 267th most popular.
1970-1980: 432nd most popular.
1980-1990: 607th most popular.
1990: N/A
1991: 882nd most popular.
1992: 951st most popular.
1993: 985th most popular.
1994: N/A

In France...
1900: 116th most popular.
1910: 139th most popular.
1920: 145th most popular.
1930: 154th most popular.
1940: 145th most popular.
1950: 117th most popular.
1960: 93rd most popular.
1970: 118th most popular.
1980: 109th most popular.
1990: 149th most popular.
2000: 153rd most popular.