Details for the forename Mariana

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Mariana (female)


Variants:	Marian (F) Marianne (F)
Can be spelt:	Marianna (F)
Masculine form:	Mariano (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP Private communication
Notes:	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Polish and Czech variant of Marianne/Marianna [q.v.] from the Roman family name Marianus. This was derived from the given male name, Marius. Popular in Roman Catholic families by reference to the Virgin Mary.