Etymology

Mariana

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Today it means: A female given name from Latin [in turn from Aramaic] or from Hebrew; variant forms Marian, Maryana. Full definition →

Latin Mariānus
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  1. Latin · derived fromMariānus
  2. English todayMariana

Latinized form of Marian, ultimately from Mary or Mary + Ann. It is also the feminine form of Latin Mariānus, derivative of Marius, but these rather rare Roman names have been completely intertwined with Maria in the Christian era.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.