Marian

English

Etymology 1

A variant of Marion, a medieval derivation of Mary, often also interpreted as a contraction of Mary and Ann, or as a variant of Mariana.

Proper noun

Marian

1. A female given name from Hebrew.
   • c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Fourth, ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
     : Act III, Scene III:

     There's no more faith in thee than in a steward prune, nor no more truth in thee than in a drawn fox; and for womanhood, Maid Marian may be the deputy's wife of the ward to thee.

Related terms

• Marianne

Translations

Etymology 2

Mary +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛəɹiən/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• (General American) enPR: mârʹēən
  • (Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /ˈme(ə)ɹiən/
  • (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛɹiən/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹiən

Adjective

Marian (comparative more Marian, superlative most Marian)

1. (Christianity) Of or relating to the Virgin Mary.

   a Marian apparition

   Marian devotions

   • 1867, E. Pusey, “Dr. Pusey on Ecclesiastical Unity”, in The Dublin Review, volume 8, page 84:

     When, e.g., Dr. Pusey and others tell him, on à priori grounds, that his constant and unintermitting worship of Mary lessens his simple trust in Jesus, such a statement can only elicit from him amazement and pity; because he knows, as a matter most strictly within his own personal cognisance, that Marian devotion is among his most efficacious helps for growing in the knowledge and the love of God.

2. Of or relating to Mary I of England.
   • 1651, Iohn Cooke, Monarchy No Creature of Gods Making, &c. Wherein Is Proved by Scripture and Reason, That Monarchicall Government is Against the Minde of God. , Waterford: Peter de Pienne, page 55:

     I judge the meaning of it to be, that men who raigne like Lions, Kings and great ones who under the face of men carry the hearts of Tygers; and their Children who equall them in, and inherit their fathers crueltie; and their wives who ſurpaſſe them in Inſolence, and Marian perſecntions; muſt all receive ſuch puniſhments as their ſins deſerve, they end their lives tragically, […]

   • 1968, William P. Haugaard, “ The Marian bishops”, in Elizabeth and the English Reformation: The Struggle for a Stable Settlement of Religion, Cambridge: At the University Press, page 36:

     The Marian bishops had undoubtedly anticipated trouble when the daughter of Anne Boleyn ascended the throne.

   • 2022, Frederick E. Smith, “ The ‘Protestant Problem’”, in Transnational Catholicism in Tudor England: Mobility, Exile, and Counter-Reformation, 1530—1580, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, section III (Repatriation), page 191:

     Far from being open to dialogue with those of opposing beliefs, the Marian regime effectively shut down interconfessional debate through an uncompromising campaign against Protestants in print, pulpit and, above all, through a brutal programme of persecution.

3. Of or relating to Mary, Queen of Scots.

Translations

Noun

Marian (plural Marians)

1. (historical) One of the Scots who remained loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots in the disputes following her deposition.

Etymology 3

Adjective

Marian (comparative more Marian, superlative most Marian)

1. Of or relating to Gaius Marius, Ancient Roman general and statesman.

   Marian reform

Etymology 4

Mari +‎ -an

Adjective

Marian (comparative more Marian, superlative most Marian)

1. Of or relating to the Mari people.

   the famous Marian diviner, Asqudum

Anagrams

• Ariman, Marina, Ramani, airman, amiRNA, amirna, marina

Catalan

Proper noun

Marian m

1. Alternative form of Marià

Finnish

Proper noun

Marian

1. genitive singular of Maria

Anagrams

• Marina, maarin, marain, marina, raamin, ramina, rimana

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʁjɑ̃/

Proper noun

Marian m

1. a male given name

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Marianus, derivative of Marius.

Proper noun

Marian

1. a male given name

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Marian

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Marianus, derivative of Marius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.rjan/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -arjan
• Syllabification: Ma‧rian

Proper noun

Marian m pers

1. a male given name

Declension

Further reading

• Marian in Polish dictionaries at PWN