Marlon

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Marlon is a masculine given name. According to the Oxford Dictionary of First Names , the popularity of Marlon Brando led to general awareness of the name (his father was also named Marlon), though the origin of the name is not known. [1] Speculation places the name's origin in France as a derivative of Marc. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia. "Marlon" . Oxford Dictionary of First Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. pp. 185–6. ISBN   978-0-19-861060-1 . Retrieved 3 September 2022 via Internet Archive.