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The baby name Mari-Ana is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ma-REE-AH-nah (English respelling; IPA: /ˌmɑːriˈɑːnə/),mah-ree-AH-nah (Spanish; IPA: /maɾiˈana/),mah-ree-AH-nuh (alternative English pronunciation).

Mari-Ana is Portuguese, Slavic in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 4.0
Origin: Portuguese, Slavic
Pronunciation: ma-REE-AH-nah (English respelling; IPA: /ˌmɑːriˈɑːnə/),mah-ree-AH-nah (Spanish; IPA: /maɾiˈana/),mah-ree-AH-nuh (alternative English pronunciation)

What is the meaning of the name Mari-Ana ?

The baby name Mari-Ana is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced ma-REE-AH-nah (English respelling; IPA: /ˌmɑːriˈɑːnə/),mah-ree-AH-nah (Spanish; IPA: /maɾiˈana/),mah-ree-AH-nuh (alternative English pronunciation).

Mari-Ana is Portuguese, Slavic in Origin.

Mari-Ana is a modern hyphenated compound of Mari (a Mary/Maria form) and Ana (Anna), uniting two names with deep Hebrew roots: Miryam (variously interpreted as “beloved,” “wished‑for child,” or “rebellion/sea of bitterness”) and Channah (“grace, favor”). Together they are often read as “gracious and beloved” or “grace of a wished‑for child.” Double names honoring the Virgin Mary and St. Anne have long histories in Christian Europe and Latin America; courtly German and Austrian records feature Maria Anna, while English Mary Ann and French Marianne rose from the 17th to 19th centuries. The hyphen signals a contemporary, internationalized style.

Variants include Mariana, Marianna, Marianne, Mariane, Maria Anna/Maria-Anna (German, Italian), María Ana (Spanish), Maria Ana (Portuguese), Mary Ann/Mary-Anne (English), Marie-Anne (French), and Mari-Ann/Mari-Anna (Nordic). Common short forms are Mari, Ana, Ria, and Mia, preserving the name’s gentle, pan-European familiarity.

Mari-Ana is about as rare as a name gets. We hold just 6 recorded uses of it, from 4 countries.

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Mari-Ana – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
MX 0 #445 1 8,339
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
CO Girls 0 #1,152 1 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,266 2 17,781
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Mari-Ana is predominantly a girl's name.
Mari-Ana is a 4 syllable name, pronounced ma-REE-AH-nah (English respelling; IPA: /ˌmɑːriˈɑːnə/),mah-ree-AH-nah (Spanish; IPA: /maɾiˈana/),mah-ree-AH-nuh (alternative English pronunciation).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Mariana, Maria-Ana, María Ana, Marianna, Marijana and Maryana.
Mari-Ana is a name of Portuguese origin, traditionally used in Portugal. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Portugal and its diaspora communities.
Yes, quite. Mari-Ana sits so far outside the national birth charts that it's about as rare as names come, so it ranks among the very rarest names.