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Marion (given name)

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Marion
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameFrench, Latin
MeaningDiminutive French form of Marie or a form of Marius

Marion is a unisex given name.

As a feminine given name, it is a French diminutive of Marie that has been in use by English speakers since the Middle Ages. It was also occasionally considered a form of Margaret or Margery.

As a masculine given name, it derives from the Latin given name Marianus, a form of the name Marius.[1]

It may refer to:

Women

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Men

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  • Marion Barber Jr. (born 1959), American former National Football League player
  • Marion Barber III (1983–2022), American former National Football League player, son of the above
  • Marion Barry (1936–2014), former mayor of Washington, D.C.
  • Marion M. Bradford (1946–2021), American scientist known for his protein quantification method
  • Marion Broadstone (1906–1972), American National Football League player
  • Marion Butts (born 1966), American National Football League player
  • Marion Cox (1920–1996), NASCAR car owner
  • Marion Knight Jr. (born 1965), birth name of Suge Knight, founder of Death Row Records
  • Marion Mann (1920–2022), American physician and pathologist
  • Marion Morrison (1907–1979), birth name of John Wayne, American film actor
  • Marion Motley (1920–1999), American National Football League and All-America Football Conference player, member of the Pro Hall of Fame
  • Marion Parsonnet (1905–1960), American screenwriter
  • Marion Albert Pruett (1949–1999), American spree killer
  • Marion Pugh (1919–1976), American National Football League player
  • Marion Pat Robertson (1930–2023), American televangelist
  • Marion Mike Rounds (born 1954), U.S. Senator from (and former Governor of) South Dakota
  • Marion Silva Fernandes (born 1991), Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion"
  • Marion Spielmann (1858–1948), English journalist and art critic

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References

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 184. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.