Maiorana
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Maiorana. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Maiorana, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Maiorana in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Maiorana you have here. The definition of the word Maiorana will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofMaiorana, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: maiorana
Translingual
Etymology
Named by Leigh Van Valen from Medieval Latin maiorana (“marjoram”), with reference to punning decomposition of the name into Latin maior rana (“larger frog”) or Maia rana (“May frog”), and to Quenya Maia (“one of the Maiar”).
Proper noun
Maiorana f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Periptychidae – an extinct condylarth mammal from the Paleocene.
References
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Maiorana.
Proper noun
Maiorana (plural Maioranas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Maiorana is the 23837th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1060 individuals. Maiorana is most common among White (94.62%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Maiorana”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 494.
Italian
Etymology
From Sicilian maiurana (“marjoram”); compare Italian maggiorana.
Proper noun
Maiorana m or f by sense
- a surname from Sicilian
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025