Etymology

Marion

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Today it means: A female given name from Hebrew. Full definition →

Middle English Marion ← Old French Marion
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  1. Old French · derived fromMarion
  2. Middle English · inherited fromMarion
  3. English todayMarion

From Middle English Marion, from Old French Marion, a diminutive of Marie, used in England since the Middle Ages.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.