Mariana (given name)

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Mariana
Rainha Dona Mariana Vitoria.jpg
Pronunciationmá-ree-á-na / má-di-á-na
GenderFemale
Language(s) Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish
Origin
Word/name Latin: Marianus
MeaningDaughter of Marius
Region of origin Romance-speaking Europe
Other names
Related names Marianne, Marianna  [ Wikidata ], Marian (Czech; Slovak), Mariano (male variant), Mary Anne
See also Maria

Mariana is a feminine given name of Latin origin. The masculine equivalent is Marianus , which is derived from Marius . Marianus became Mariano in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese. [1]

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  1. Hanks, Patrick, et al. (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford: Oxford University Press; p. 819