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The baby name Marianne is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌmæriˈæn/ (MAR-ee-AN).

Marianne is French, Latin in Origin.

Gender: Female
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: French, Latin
Pronunciation: /ˌmæriˈæn/ (MAR-ee-AN)

What is the meaning of the name Marianne ?

The baby name Marianne is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˌmæriˈæn/ (MAR-ee-AN).

Marianne is French, Latin in Origin.

Marianne is a French compound of Marie and Anne, ultimately from Hebrew Miryam and Channah. As a devotional blend of the Virgin Mary and Saint Anne, it gathers their traditional meanings - Mary’s debated senses such as "beloved," "wished-for child," or "drop of the sea," with Anne’s "grace/favor" - often summarized as "grace of Mary." The name appears across French, German, and Scandinavian usage with largely identical form.

Documented in France by the 17th century, the name spread across Catholic Europe and entered English use in the 18th-19th centuries; Jane Austen’s Marianne Dashwood helped cement its literary presence. In France, Marianne also personifies the Republic, adding symbolic overtones of liberty and reason. Related forms and spellings include Marianna (Italian/Polish), Mariana (Spanish/Portuguese), Mariane, Marie-Anne, Maria-Anna, and Mary Anne/Mary-Anne/Maryanne. Usage has remained steady in much of Europe and familiar in the United States since the mid-20th century.

Marianne has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Marianne

Marianne Williamson Politician · Born 1952 · United States Marianne Williamson is best known as an American author, speaker, and political activist. She wrote well-known books including A Return to Love and The Law of Divine Compensation, and she began her professional career as a spiritual leader at the Church of Today, a Unity Church in Warren, Michigan.

Marianne – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
Ireland Girls 2025 #1 — 874
DK Girls 0 #10 2,185 7,429
NL Girls 0 #18 8,670 5,933
NA 0 #29 5 2,537
BN 0 #31 2 2,297
EE 0 #31 7 1,051
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
DK 0 #37 322 5,198
MT 0 #41 3 1,767
LU Girls 0 #45 191 4,850
LU 0 #46 21 2,830
NL Girls 2014 #48 14 73
MO 0 #50 3 2,706
PR 0 #54 2 1,497
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
NL 0 #70 520 2,481
Austria Girls 0 #72 1,236 1,885
PH 0 #72 25 5,607
JP 0 #76 2 4,057
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
MT Girls 0 #86 68 3,773
Finland Girls 0 #92 1,325 1,368
MD Girls 0 #92 1 865
QA 0 #98 9 7,011
EE Girls 0 #99 40 1,888
ID Girls 0 #100 3 3,319
GE Girls 0 #108 1 1,564
BN Girls 0 #114 1 5,459
OM 0 #114 8 6,215
HU 0 #115 1 1,675
KW 0 #117 5 5,216
Finland 0 #120 320 830
CY Girls 0 #121 5 3,755
Norway Girls 2025 #123 4 453
Finland Girls 2026 #131 4,437 3,895
GR 0 #131 5 3,911
MU 0 #134 4 3,613
RS Girls 0 #135 3 1,651
PA 0 #137 2 3,797
Germany Girls 0 #140 2,896 4,949
JO 0 #140 1 2,158
Austria 0 #149 66 850
PR Girls 0 #151 11 3,171
AE 0 #156 22 10,220
CR 0 #158 8 5,526
Sweden Girls 2022 #173 7 1,568
SI Girls 0 #177 1 2,769
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
UY 0 #180 3 2,477
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
NA Girls 0 #186 39 7,146
AR 0 #190 4 2,915
RU 0 #194 1 3,641
HU Girls 0 #199 25 3,308
Belgium Girls 1995 #209 20 429
PH Girls 0 #209 196 13,098
AO Girls 0 #217 1 4,575
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
GR Girls 0 #224 19 6,293
PS 0 #225 2 5,692
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
MO Girls 0 #238 14 7,056
JP Girls 0 #243 9 6,592
SG 0 #246 24 11,010
PT 0 #248 3 4,161
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
Canada Girls 2024 #254 32 2,795
QA Girls 0 #260 57 15,378
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
EG 0 #278 132 6,387
IL 0 #278 5 6,291
JM Girls 0 #278 1 7,507
TW Girls 0 #284 6 8,139
HR Girls 0 #288 7 3,687
PE 0 #301 10 6,350
SA 0 #306 7 10,560
MU Girls 0 #307 45 8,539
France Girls 2021 #310 98 3,185
Germany 0 #314 128 2,542
BR 0 #321 25 5,969
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
GH Girls 0 #335 3 6,973
JO Girls 0 #335 5 7,570
MU Boys 0 #336 22 8,477
GT 0 #337 2 5,948
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
MY 0 #346 9 12,352
CZ Girls 0 #347 5 5,378
CL 0 #350 62 6,867
HK 0 #353 5 8,483
OM Girls 0 #353 44 15,987
CN Girls 0 #354 6 8,829
CM Girls 0 #358 190 11,671
ZA 0 #365 83 14,421
PT Boys 0 #381 1 7,951
LB 0 #388 315 13,263
MX 0 #392 22 8,339
BO 0 #401 8 6,868
BD Girls 0 #406 1 8,413
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
PT Girls 0 #413 39 7,952
KW Girls 0 #427 89 19,177
Spain 0 #433 20 2,326
AE Girls 0 #438 116 20,968
CR Girls 0 #438 95 11,342
PA Girls 0 #453 29 9,861
SG Girls 0 #457 130 18,916
RU Girls 0 #483 16 11,913
GT Girls 0 #484 22 7,500
UY Girls 0 #489 22 6,731
PS Girls 0 #492 32 10,981
CO 0 #503 8 7,768
IQ Girls 0 #524 2 11,303
BH 0 #526 28 17,937
EG Girls 0 #530 511 14,742
IR Girls 0 #537 9 8,334
ZA Girls 0 #540 841 25,928
CL Girls 0 #549 327 14,098
LY 0 #555 5 12,703
HK Girls 0 #560 56 16,104
BO Girls 0 #570 42 9,488
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
IL Girls 0 #576 42 11,648
AR Girls 0 #587 13 8,289
IT 0 #646 69 4,183
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
BR Girls 0 #671 282 12,708
CL Boys 0 #697 4 13,390
SY 0 #718 11 11,684
SG Boys 0 #739 1 17,960
QA Boys 0 #743 1 18,093
NG Girls 0 #769 18 15,093
SA Girls 0 #771 165 25,931
BR Boys 0 #783 3 12,213
Spain Girls 0 #796 189 5,561
KW Boys 0 #802 5 18,755
TN 0 #818 12 13,765
United States Girls 2024 #827 90 8,487
PE Girls 0 #838 106 14,861
MY Girls 0 #913 82 24,821
IT Girls 0 #915 589 9,415
OM Boys 0 #915 4 17,948
EG Boys 0 #922 4 15,035
NL Boys 0 #932 20 5,873
Germany Boys 0 #939 14 5,697
CO Girls 0 #987 92 16,140
MX Girls 0 #998 186 17,781
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
MA 0 #1,094 35 20,986
AE Boys 0 #1,138 6 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
TR 0 #1,193 19 19,440
DZ 0 #1,228 7 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,267 6 25,619
SA Boys 0 #1,686 6 28,008

Marianne is popular in 82 countries — most recent births per country:

France
Norway
NL
Ireland
Scotland, United Kingdom

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People also ask about Marianne

Marianne is predominantly a girl's name.
Marianne is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /ˌmæriˈæn/ (MAR-ee-AN).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Maryanne, Mary Ann, Marian, Mariann, Marianna and Mariana.
Across languages, Marianne has these equivalents: Mariana (Spanish/Portuguese), Marianna (Italian/Polish), Mary Ann (English), Anna Maria / Ana María (various languages), Marian (English/Welsh).
Yes, very popular — Marianne ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 10 countries.
Marianne ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Marianne's popularity is rising significantly. It moved from #329 in 2011 to #310 in 2021 in France.
Yes — 1 notable people named Marianne are in our database, including Marianne Williamson (Politician).