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Marion.

A female given name from Hebrew.

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Meaning & usage

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  1. A female given name from Hebrew.

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  2. A surname originating as a matronymic.

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  3. A male given name transferred from the surname, or by folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Mary.

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  4. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, from the given name Marianne.

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  5. A local government area in South Australia, which includes the suburb; in full, the City of Marion.

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  6. An ancient city on the island of Cyprus.

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  7. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Perry County, Alabama.

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  8. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Crittenden County, Arkansas.

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  9. A number of places in the United States: A neighborhood in the town of Southington, Connecticut.

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  10. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Twiggs County, Georgia.

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  11. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois.

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  12. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Grant County, Indiana.

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  13. A number of places in the United States: A township and unincorporated community therein, in Shelby County, Indiana.

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  14. A number of places in the United States: A city in Linn County, Iowa.

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  15. A number of places in the United States: A small city, the county seat of Marion County, Kansas.

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  16. A number of places in the United States: A home rule city, the county seat of Crittenden County, Kentucky.

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  17. A number of places in the United States: A town in Union Parish, Louisiana.

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  18. A number of places in the United States: A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

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  19. A number of places in the United States: A village in Osceola County, Michigan.

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  20. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.

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  21. A number of places in the United States: A town in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.

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  22. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cole County, Missouri.

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  23. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana.

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  24. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Red Willow County, Nebraska.

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  25. A number of places in the United States: An area of Jersey City, New Jersey.

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  26. A number of places in the United States: A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Wayne County, New York.

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  27. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of McDowell County, North Carolina. Named after Francis Marion.

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  28. A number of places in the United States: A small city in LaMoure County, North Dakota.

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  29. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Marion County, Ohio.

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  30. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marion County, Oregon.

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  31. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.

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  32. A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Marion County, South Carolina.

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  33. A number of places in the United States: A small city in Turner County, South Dakota.

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  34. A number of places in the United States: A small city in Guadalupe County, Texas.

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  35. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Summit County, Utah.

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  36. A number of places in the United States: A town, the county seat of Smyth County, Virginia.

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  37. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.

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  38. A number of places in the United States: A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.

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  39. A number of places in the United States: A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.

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  40. A number of places in the United States: A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.

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  41. A number of places in the United States: A city in Shawano County and Waupaca County, Wisconsin.

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  42. A number of places in the United States: A number of townships in the United States, listed under Marion Township.

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Where this word comes from

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

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