Marianne is a female name. It is the

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

version of the Greek Mariamne, which is a variant of Mary, ultimately from the Hebrew

Miriam Miriam ( he, מִרְיָם ''Mīryām'', lit. 'Rebellion') is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus. The Tor ...

( מִרְיָם Miryám), Mirjam (Aramaic: ''Mariam'').Behind the Name
In late Greek ''Marianna'' (''Μαριάννα'') was used. In 18th century France Marianne became a popular name as a variant of

Marian Marian may refer to: People * Mari people, a Finno-Ugric ethnic group in Russia * Marian (given name), a list of people with the given name * Marian (surname), a list of people so named Places *Marian, Iran (disambiguation) * Marian, Queensla ...

, Marie. It can also be seen as a combination of Marie and Anne. It gave inspiration to several double names such as ''Marie-Anne'', ''Anne-Marie'' as well as other variants such as ''Anna Maria'', ''Ana-Maria'' and ''Marianna'' and alternate spellings ''Mary Ann'' and ''Mary Anne''. The combination of the two names has also been popular with Christians because

Saint Anne According to Christian apocryphal and Islamic tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband Joachim come o ...

is traditionally the name of the mother of the Virgin Mary.

People with the given name Marianne

* Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (born 1919), German noble * Marianne Ackerman (born 1952), Canadian novelist, playwright, and journalist * Marianne Berndt, shot putter and discus thrower * Marianne Clausen (1947–2014), Danish musicologist and choir conductor * Marianne Cope (1838–1918), German-born American nun * Marianne Davies, musician * Marianne Dickerson, long-distance runner * Marianne Dubois (born 1957), French politician * Marianne Ehrmann, novelist * Marianne Ehrenström, artist * Marianne Fay, American economist and writer * Marianne Faithfull, singer * Marianne Fredriksson, author * Marianne Fundahn (born 1967), Swedish politician *

Marianne Githens Marianne Githens (November 10, 1936 – February 27, 2018) was an American political scientist, feminist, and author. She was an Elizabeth Conolly Todd Distinguished Professor and the co-founder of the Women's Study Program at Goucher College. In ...

, political scientist, feminist, and author *

Marianne Golz Marianne Golz-Goldlust (née Belokosztolszky) was an Austrian-born opera singer and actress. She maintained a successful career in eastern Europe during the early 1920s, later moving to Prague, Czechoslovakia, and becoming a theatre critic. She ...

, opera singer and World War II resistance member * Marianne Jean-Baptiste, actress *

Marianne W. Lewis Marianne W. Lewis is an American academic and since 2019 the dean for Carl H. Lindner College of Business (Lindner College of Business) at the University of Cincinnati.Ralston, Michele"UC names new dean for Carl H. Lindner College of Business" ''Un ...

, Dean of the Cass Business School. *

Marianne Limpert Marianne Louise Limpert (born October 10, 1972) is a Canadian former freestyle and medley swimmer who competed in the Summer Olympics for Canada in 1992, 1996 and 2000, and won the silver medal in the 200-metre individual medley in 1996 in A ...

, swimmer * Marianne Löfgren, actor *

Marianne Lundquist Ingrid Marianne Lundquist (later ''Grane'', 24 July 1931 – 10 April 2020) was a Swedish freestyle swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships. She competed at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics i ...

(1931–2020), Swedish swimmer * Marianne Moore, American poet * Marianne Muis, swimmer * Marianne Pettersen, Norwegian footballer *

Marianne Rendón Marianne Rendón is an American actress known for her role as Susan Atkins in the biopic film '' Charlie Says'' about the life of Charles Manson, as Julia "Jules" Langmore on the Bravo dark comedy television series '' Imposters'', and as Leslie ...

, American actress * Marianne Rosenberg, singer *

Marianne Steinbrecher Marianne Steinbrecher (born August 23, 1983) is a Brazilian volleyball player, who plays as a wing spiker at Molico/Osasco. She represented her native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, in which she helped her country win t ...

, volleyball player *

Marianne Timmer Maria Aaltje ("Marianne") Timmer (born 3 October 1974) is a Dutch former speed skater specializing in the middle distances (1000 and 1500 m). At the 1998 Winter Olympics Timmer won a gold medal in both these events. Speed skating career I ...

, speed skater * Marianne Vaatstra (1982-1999), Dutch murder victim *

Marianne von Martines Marianna Martines, also Marianne von Martinez (4 May 1744 – 13 December 1812), was a composer, pianist, and singer of the classical period, based in Vienna, Austria who knew Mozart and Haydn. Background Marianna Martines's paternal gran ...

* Marianne von Werefkin, painter * Marianne Vos, road-, track- and cross-cyclist * Marianne Williamson (born 1952), activist, humanitarian, entrepreneur and candidate for President of the United States in 2020

People with the given name Mariane

* Mariane Pearl, French journalist *

Mariane Amaro Mariane Goux Amaro (born 17 September 1993 in Montmorency) is a French- Portuguese football defender currently playing for VGA Saint-Maur in the French First Division. She is a member of the Portuguese national team.Mariane Chan, Hong Kong actress *

Mariane van Hogendorp jkvr. Mariane Catherine van Hogendorp (August 8, 1834, The Hague – September 17, 1909, Lausanne), a member of the Van Hogendorp family, was a Dutch feminist. She founded the ' (Dutch Women's Union to Increase Moral Consciousness). Life Hog ...

, Dutch feminist * A character in Tartuffe, a comedy by Molière

People with the given name Marianna

* Marianna Efstratiou, Greek singer * Marianna Hill, American actress *

Marianna Kambouroglou Marianna Sotirianos Kambouroglou (1819–1890), was a Greek folklorist. Life She was born August 12, 1819, in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Gree ...

, Greek folklorist * Marianna Lubomirska, Polish noble *

Marianna Lymperta Marianna Lymperta ( gr, Μαριάννα Λυμπερτά, born June 25, 1979) is an Olympic and national-record holding swimmer from Greece. She has won the bronze medal at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships, at the Open Water Swimming Women ...

, Greek swimmer *

Marianna Malińska Marianna Malińska, also called ''Marianna Malewiczówna'' (1767-fl.1797), was a Polish ballerina. She was the first native ballerina in Poland. Marianna Malińska was a serf of count Antoni Tyzenhauz on his estate in Grodno and Postawy, and pla ...

, Polish ballerina *

Marianna Spring Marianna Spring (born 21 February 1996) is a British broadcast journalist. Spring is the BBC's first specialist disinformation and social media correspondent. Biography Spring was born on 21 February 1996. She has a sister. Spring reports an ear ...

, British journalist * Marianna Vardinoyannis, Greek UNESCO ambassador *

Marianna Zachariadi Marianna Zachariadi ( el, Μαριάννα Ζαχαριάδη; 25 February 1990 – 29 April 2013) was a Greece, Greek pole vaulter who later competed for Cyprus. She won silver in Athletics at the 2009 Mediterranean Games, pole vault a ...

, Greek pole vaulter *

Marianna Zorba Marianna Zorba ( el, Μαριάννα Ζορμπά; born 1 December 1967 in Athens) is a Greek singer and a music teacher. She loves ethnic and folk music. In 1997 she represented Greece in the 42nd Eurovision Song Contest. She was engaged to Mano ...

, Greek singer

Fictional characters

* Marianne, a character in the light novel series ''Shakugan no Shana'' * Marianne, the protagonist of a trilogy of novels by

Sheri S. Tepper Sheri Stewart Tepper (July 16, 1929 – October 22, 2016) was an American writer of science fiction, horror and mystery novels. She is primarily known for her feminist science fiction, which explored themes of sociology, gender and equality, as ...

* Marianne, the protagonist of musical fantasy film '' Strange Magic'' * Marianne vi Britannia from the anime and manga series '' Code Geass'' * Marianne Bryant, played by Amanda Bynes in the film '' Easy A'' * Marianne Dashwood, in

Jane Austen Jane Austen (; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique, and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots of ...

's novel '' Sense and Sensibility'' * Marianne von Edmund, a character from the video game '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'' * Marianne Lane, played by Tilda Swinton in ''

A Bigger Splash ''A Bigger Splash'' is a large pop art painting by British artist David Hockney. Measuring by , it depicts a swimming pool beside a modern house, disturbed by a large splash of water created by an unseen figure who has apparently just jumped ...

'' * Marianne Sheridan, the protagonist of the Irish novel '' Normal People'' * Marianne Thornberry, from animated television series '' The Wild Thornberrys''

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