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Where does “Mariana” come from?

Mariana derives from English Mary combined with the Latin adjective suffix -anus, meaning "of or belonging to," ultimately from Latin Maria.

Ancestry of “Mariana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMarianOf or relating to the Virgin Mary; Of or relating...
2EnglishmaryA male homosexual
3Frenchmariefirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Old FrenchMarie—
5LatinMarīa—
6Ancient GreekΜαρία—
7Hebrewמִרְיָם—
8Aramaicמריםbitter
9Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—

Words derived from “Mariana”

  • Marianan
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