Etymology

Majorana

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Italian Majorana
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  1. Italian · borrowed fromMajorana
  2. English todayMajorana

Borrowed from Italian Majorana, Italianization of the Sicilian surname Majurana, itself from majurana (“marjoram”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.