marilyn

/ˈmæɹ.ɪ.lɪn/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

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name

noun

British usage

"Maybe you know my grand-daughter, the one with the non-Somali name - Marilyn. You won't believe it, but she was named for me, and my own is Maryam. She tells me that Marilyn is the name of a famous actress who's now dead. You know the young these days, bringing mysteries and foreign ways into our lives."

A twentieth-century blend of Mary and Lynn.

Marilyns (plural)

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How do you pronounce marilyn?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmæɹ.ɪ.lɪn/.

What does marilyn mean?

A female given name originating as a coinage.

Where does marilyn come from?

A twentieth-century blend of Mary and Lynn.

How to pronounce marilyn

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