Where does “Marion” come from?

Marion derives from Old French Marion, formed with the diminutive suffix Old French -on applied to Latin Maria, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, which came from Aramaic מַרְיָם, itself from Aramaic מרים, ultimately rooted in Proto-Italic -os and Proto-Indo-European -ós.

Marion (English): or by folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Mary

Definitions

or by folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Mary

Ancestry of “Marion”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	Marion	—
2	Old French	Marie	—
3	Latin	Marīa	Mary mother of Jesus
4	Ancient Greek	Μαρία	Mary, Maria
5	Hebrew	מִרְיָם	—
6	Aramaic	מרים	bitter
7	Biblical Hebrew	מִרְיָם	—

Words derived from “Marion”

marionetta
marionettista

Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Hebrew מִרְיָם →Every word from Aramaic מרים →