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Marian (male)

Variants:Mariano (M) Marion (M) Marius (M)
Derivative(s):Mary (F)
Feminine form:Marian (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Polish, Czech and, occasionally, English from the Roman family name Marianus. This was derived from the given name, Marius.

Marian (M) is popular in Roman Catholic families as a reference to the Virgin Mary.

It is only distantly related to the female form of Marian [q.v.].
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