Marciana

M3A1R1C3I1A1N1A1

proper noun

A female given name from Portuguese, Spanish, or Latin.

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Marciana1

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Portuguese, Spanish, or Latin.

    She graduated from Defiance College in 1950 and was the widow of Lawrence W. Watson. Surviving are her daughter, Marciana Brandes; […]

    1987 February 28, “[Area Deaths] Ida Watson”, in The Blade, final home edition, 152nd year, Toledo, Oh., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 4
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    Sister Marciana Hennig is one of the country’s very few Roman Catholic nuns who is also postmaster of a town, in this case a tidy hamlet nestled by the northeastern corner of Kalamazoo.

    1974 March 4, “Postmaster‐Nun Boosts Nazareth, Mich.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Mar 2018

    In a Jan. 3 front-page piece on how doctors see health care reform, it was reported that Dr. Marciana Wilkerson was dropped by a health maintenance organization and was cut off "from 800 patients who made up one-fifth of her practice."

    1994 January 23, “Time for a Checkup?”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2026

Marciana2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

    She is survived by her […] daughters, […] Virginia (Larry) Marciana, Tuckahoe, N.Y.; […]

    2002 October 27, “[Death Notices] Elizabeth ‘Beth’ Osborn Ridley”, in The St. Augustine Record, St. Augustine, Fla., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 3A, column 2
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    Agnes R. Marciana, 82, of 256 Walnut St. died Saturday evening after six months of failing health.

    1983 December 5, “[Obituaries] Agnes Marciana”, in Bridgeton Evening News, volume 296, number 55, Bridgeton, N.J., →OCLC, page 4, column 4

    Mr. Marciana was a craftsman and sexton for a number of Catholic pastors in southern New Jersey parishes for over 70 years.

    2009 December 24, “[Obituaries] MARCIANA, Charles”, in Courier-Post, volume 135, number 297, Camden, N.J.: Gannett, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 9B, column 3

Origin

  1. LatinMārciāna
  2. Portuguese and SpanishMarciana
  3. EnglishMarciana

From Portuguese and Spanish Marciana and their etymon Latin Mārciāna, feminine of Mārciānus.

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APA

Marciana. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marciana

MLA

“Marciana.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marciana. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Marciana,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Marciana.

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