Mariano is a masculine name from the Romance languages, corresponding to the feminine Mariana (disambiguation), Mariana. It is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese variant of the Roman Marianus which derived from Marius (name), Marius, and Marius derived from the Roman god Mars (mythology), Mars (see also Ares) or from the Latin ''maris'' "male". Mariano and Marian (given name), Marian are sometimes seen as a conjunction of the two female names Mary (given name), Mary and Ann (name), Ann. This name is an homage to The Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus. Mariano, as a surname, is of Italy, Italian, Spain, Spanish and Portugal, Portuguese origin from the personal name ''Mariano'', from the Latin language, Latin family name ''Marianus'' (a derivative of the ancient personal name ''Marius'', of Etruscan civilization, Etruscan origin). In the early Christian era it came to be taken as an adjective derived from ''Maria'', and was associated with the cult of the Virgin Mary. It was borne by various early saints, including a 3rd-century martyr in Numibia and a 5th-century hermit of Berry, France. It is also a Sephardic Jewish surname derived from the term Merano.

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* Mariano Armellino (1657–1737), Italian Benedictine historian * Mariano Azuela, Mexican writer * Mariano Baracetti, Argentine beach volleyball player * Mariano Duncan, baseball player and coach * Mariano Egaña, Chilean lawyer and politician * Mariano Fernández Bermejo (born 1948), Spanish jurist and politician * Mariano (footballer, born 1986), Mariano Ferreira Filho (born 1986), Brazilian footballer * Mariano Frumboli, Argentine tango dancer * Mariano González, Argentine footballer * Mariano Grondona, Argentine journalist * Mariano Hoyas, Spanish footballer * Mariano Iberico Rodríguez, Peruvian philosopher * Mariano Martínez (actor), Mariano Martínez, Argentine actor and model * Mariano Marquez, Puerto Rican boxer * Mariano Díaz Mejía, Dominican football player * Mariano Moreno, Argentine national hero * Mariano Mores, Argentine tango pianist and composer * Mariano Ponce, Filipino physician and member of the Propaganda Movement * Mariano Rampolla, Italian cardinal * Mariano Rivera, baseball player * Mariano Rajoy, Spanish politician, Prime Minister of Spain, Prime Minister (2011-2018) * Mariano Rubio, Spanish economist * Mariano Navarro Rubio, Spanish politician * Mariano Scartezzini, Italian long-distance runner * Mariano Torres, Argentine footballer * Mariano Trías, Filipino vice president of the brief Republic of Biak-na-Bato * Mariano Trípodi, Argentine footballer * Mariano Vallejo, Californian politician, military commander, and rancher * Mariano Zabaleta, Argentine tennis player * Mariano Di Vaio, Italian fashion blogger

Surname

*Michael Mariano, legendary Somali politician *Charlie Mariano, American jazz musician *Ayra Mariano, Filipina-American actress, singer, dancer, host and model *Belle Mariano, Filipina actress, model and singer *Bob Mariano (executive), Bob Mariano, American corporate executive *Eleanor Concepcion Mariano, also known as Connie Mariano, former White House physician *Jarah Mariano, American model *Jess Mariano, a fictional character from ''Gilmore Girls'' *Guy Mariano, professional skateboarder *Lucas Mariano (born 1993), Brazilian basketball player *Luis Mariano, Spanish-French singer *Mariano (footballer, born 1975), Portuguese footballer, full name Carlos Alberto Teixeira Mariano *Otacílio Mariano Neto (born 1982), Brazilian footballer *Nelson Mariano, chess grandmaster *Rob Mariano, American television personality *Sivan Mariano, contestant on cycle 1 of ''Israel's Next Top Model'' *Ian Mariano, a Guamanian international footballer

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