Marian may refer to:

People

Mari people The Mari ( chm, мари; russian: марийцы, mariytsy) are a Finnic people, who have traditionally lived along the Volga and Kama rivers in Russia. Almost half of Maris today live in the Mari El republic, with significant populations in ...

, a Finno-Ugric ethnic group in

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

Marian (given name) Marian is a given name, either derived from Maria (female) or Marius (male). In Slovak, and sometimes in Czech, the name is spelled Marián. Female * Maid Marian, legendary companion of Robin Hood * Marian Anderson (1897–1993), African-Ameri ...

, a list of people with the given name * Marian (surname), a list of people so named

Places

* Marian, Iran (disambiguation) * Marian, Queensland, a town in Australia * Marian, a village in toe commune of Hîrtop, Transnistria, Moldova * Lake Marian, New Zealand * Marian Cove, King George Island, South Shetland Islands * Mt Marian, Tasmania, a mountain in Australia * Marian, Albania, a village near Lekas, Korçë County

Christianity

* Marian, an adjective for things relating to the

Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic) The veneration of Mary, mother of Jesus, in the Catholic Church encompasses various devotions which include prayer, pious acts, visual arts, poetry, and music devoted to her. Popes have encouraged it, while also taking steps to reform some ma ...

, specifically

Marian devotions Marian devotions are external pious practices directed to the person of Mary, mother of God, by members of certain Christian traditions. They are performed in Catholicism, High Church Lutheranism, Anglo-Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Orie ...

* Congregation of Marian Fathers, also known as Marians of the Immaculate Conception, a Roman Catholic male clerical congregation

Schools

* Marian Academy, a Roman Catholic private school in Georgetown, Guyana * Marian College (disambiguation) *

Marian High School (disambiguation) Marian High School may refer to: * Marian High School (Mishawaka, Indiana), United States * Marian High School (Massachusetts), United States * Marian High School (Michigan), United States * Marian High School (Nebraska), United States See al ...

* Marian University (Indiana) *

Marian University (Wisconsin) Marian University is a Roman Catholic university in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. It was founded in 1936 by the Congregation of Sisters of Saint Agnes, which continues to sponsor the university today. Marian University has an enrollment of appr ...

* The Marian School, a Catholic private school in Currajong, Queensland, Australia * Omaha Marian

Art, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Mariane Marianne is a female name. It is the French version of the Greek Mariamne, which is a variant of Mary, ultimately from the Hebrew Miriam ( מִרְיָם Miryám), Mirjam (Aramaic: ''Mariam'').Dragon Age II ''Dragon Age II'' is a 2011 action role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Electronic Arts (EA). It is the second major game in the ''Dragon Age'' series and the successor to '' Dragon Age: Origins'' (2009). Set in the wor ...

'' (the name may be changed)

Music

* "Marian", a song by the British gothic rock band

The Sisters of Mercy The Sisters of Mercy is an English rock band, formed in 1980 in Leeds. After achieving early underground fame there, the band had their commercial breakthrough in the mid-1980s and sustained it until the early 1990s, when they stopped releasi ...

Marian Records Marian Records is a Nashville-based record label specializing in pop music with an initial emphasis in electronic and dance music including commercial crossover, house, trance and progressive styles. Formed in 2005, Marian Records' exclusive dis ...

, a record label

Other uses

* Marian, an adjective for things relating to

Gaius Marius Gaius Marius (; – 13 January 86 BC) was a Roman general and statesman. Victor of the Cimbric and Jugurthine wars, he held the office of consul an unprecedented seven times during his career. He was also noted for his important refor ...

* Marian, an adjective for things relating to

* Marian, a noun for the students of

Saint Mary's University of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Saint Mary's University is a private Catholic higher education institution owned and operated by the Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (CICM) in Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. It was founded in June 1928. Saint Mary's Univers ...

, Philippines *

Marian Apartments (disambiguation) Marian Apartments may refer to: * Marian Apartments (Griffin, Georgia), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Spalding County, Georgia * Marian Apartments (Lafayette, Indiana), also NRHP-listed {{disambig ...

, two places on the US National Register of Historic Places * Marian Party, those Scots who remained loyal to

Mary, Queen of Scots Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication in 1567. The only surviving legitimate child of James V of S ...

in the disputes following her deposition *

UCD Marian UCD Marian is an Irish basketball team based in Dublin. The team competes in the Super League and plays its home games at the UCD Sports Centre. The team is a division of UCD Marian Basketball Club and is directly associated with the University C ...

, an Irish basketball club