marion
/mˈɛɹiən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A male given name transferred from the surname, or by folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Mary.
American usage; Countable; Uncountable
name
A local government area in South Australia, which includes the suburb; in full, the City of Marion.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The name of the captain of the sloop was Captain Maryon, and therefore it was no news to hear from Mrs. Belltott, that his sister, the beautiful young unmarried English lady, was Miss Maryon. The novelty was, that her Christian name was Marion too. Marion Maryon. Many a time I have run off those two names in my thoughts, like a bit of verse. O many, and many, and many, a time."
- ""And the name was Marion. Not Mary or Marie or anything similar? You're absolutely certain about that?" Stacey nodded. "It's not a common name," she said. "I mean I know two Maries and even a Mary though she's older than me. But Marion. I don't think I've ever met a Marion. So I know I've got it right.""
- ""I spose you want to be a cattleboy," drawled the multicolored beard whose name was Carrol Day, a curiously feminine name, thought Martin, not yet acquaintanced with the bearded Marions, Fannys and Abbys of Texas who, saddled by their unthinking mothers with dainty names, built savagely masculine frames of character."
Etymology
From Middle English Marion, from Old French Marion, a diminutive of Marie, used in England since the Middle Ages.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Marion
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage