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Comments and insights on the name Marianne: | Edit

I don't know about other women named Marianne, but my parents named me Marianne Elizabeth for its Biblical references. Marianne is the combination of Mary (mother of Jesus) and Anne (mother of Mary), and Elizabeth is the name of Mary's cousin (and mother of John the Baptist).

Personal experiences with the name Marianne: | Edit

I was born in 1980 and I was the only person in school with this name. I loved that when the teacher said Marianne I knew they were talking to me. I really like that it is not a common name.

Nicknames for Marianne: | Edit

Mari, Mar, Annie

Meanings and history of the name Marianne: | Edit

Marianne is a combination of the names Mary, meaning "bitter" or "of the sea", and Anne, meaning "grace"

Famous real-life people named Marianne: | Edit

Marianne Faithfull, English singer
Marianne Moore, American poet
Marianne Williamson, American New Age guru
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, English actress
Marianne Timmer (born Maria Aaltje Timmer), Dutch speed skater and Olympic medalist
Blessed Marianne Cope, a Sister of Saint Francis who cared for lepers in Hawaii
Marianne Elliot, award-winning British theatre director.

Marianne in song, story & screen: | Edit

Marianne Dashwood, character in Jane Austen's novel "Sense and Sensibility"
Marianne is the national symbol of France used since the French Revolution.
"Marianne," song by Tori Amos.
Subject of Boston's song: "More than a Feeling."
"So Long, Marianne," song by Leonard Cohen.
"Sweet Marianne," song by Coldplay.