Marianna
Meaning of Marianna
Marianna twines together two classics—Mary (“beloved; drop of the sea”) and Anna (“grace”)—so her roots reach all the way from ancient Hebrew prayer to Latin lilt to modern playground. In English-speaking circles she’s most often voiced as mahr-ee-AN-uh, while Italian tongues roll out a melodic mah-RYAHN-nah, giving parents the option of either tea-room poise or piazza sparkle. History sprinkles the name on Habsburg archduchesses, Baroque composer Marianna Martines, and even a handful of 20th-century film heroines, yet it’s never grown so common that a girl has to share her cubby label; in the U.S. it’s hovered around the mid-600s for decades, the quiet heartbeat of consistency. Picture a Marianna and you might see a child who can climb a tree in patent-leather shoes—equal parts grace and grit. For families seeking a name that feels both time-honored and freshly breezy, Marianna offers the best of two worlds stitched into one lyrical ribbon.
Pronunciation
Italian
- Pronunced as mah-RYAHN-nah (/ma.ˈrjan.na/)
British English
- Pronunced as mahr-ee-AH-nuh (/mɑriˈɑːnə/)
American English
- Pronunced as mahr-ee-AN-uh (/mɑriˈænə/)
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Notable People Named Marianna
| Marianna Martines, also known as Marianne von Martinez, was a Classical period composer, pianist, and singer based in Vienna. |
| Marianna Dolińska murdered her four children in 1923 out of fear they would starve, confessed to the crime, and died in a psychiatric hospital in 1928. |
| Marianna Palka is a Scottish actress, producer, director, and writer who wrote, directed, and starred in the film "Good Dick," which screened at the Sundance Film Festival. |
| Marianna Vardinogiannis - Marianna V. Vardinogiannis was a Greek UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador who advocated for children's rights and led the Elpida Association for children with cancer. |
| Marianna Yarovskaya is a Russian-American documentary filmmaker who directed and produced the 2018 Academy Award short-listed film "Women of the Gulag." |
| Marianna Tabain is a professional Australian soccer and futsal player. |
| Marianna Mukuchyan is an Armenian make-up artist. |
| Marianna Merabivna Khomeriki is a Ukrainian communications specialist and Sergeant in the Azov regiment, serving as a combatant in the war against Russia. |
| Marianna Madia - Maria Anna "Marianna" Madia is an Italian Democratic Party politician serving in the Chamber of Deputies since 2008. |
| Greek singer Marianna Efstratiou represented Greece in the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest, placing ninth with her song "To diko sou asteri". |
| Marianna Mayer is a celebrated children's book author and artist renowned for her captivating retellings of folk and fairy tales, such as "Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave." |
| Marianna Egorova is a Russian handball player for Zvezda Zvenigorod in the Russian Super League. |
| Princess Marianna Lubomirska (1693–1729) was a Polish noblewoman magnate who inherited the extensive Ostróg estates. |
| Marianna Gamache is an American politician who has served in the Vermont House of Representatives since 2014. |
