Marianne is a female name. It is the French version of the Greek Mariamne, which is a variant of Mary, ultimately from the Hebrew Miriam (מִרְיָם Miryám), Mirjam (Aramaic: Mariam). In late Greek Marianna (Μαριάννα) was used.
In 18th century France Marianne became a popular name as a variant of Marian, Marie. It can also be seen as a combination of Marie and Anne. It gave inspiration to several double names such as Marie-Anne, Anne-Marie as well as other variants such as Anna Maria, Ana-Maria and Marianna and alternate spellings Mary Ann and Mary Anne. The combination of the two names has also been popular with Christians because Saint Anne is traditionally the name of the mother of the Virgin Mary.
People with the given name Marianne
Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (born 1919), German noble
Marianne Ackerman (born 1952), Canadian novelist, playwright, and journalist
Marianne Berndt, shot putter and discus thrower
Marianne Bigum (born 1983), Danish politician
Marianne Clausen (1947–2014), Danish musicologist and choir conductor
Marianne Cope (1838–1918), German-born American nun
Marianne Davies, musician
Marianne Devaux (born 1962), New Caledonian politician
Marianne Dickerson, long-distance runner
Marianne Dubois (born 1957), French politician
Marianne Ehrmann, novelist
Marianne Ehrenström, artist
Marianne Fay, American economist and writer
Marianne Faithfull, singer
Marianne Fredriksson, author
Marianne Fundahn (born 1967), Swedish politician
Marianne Githens, political scientist, feminist, and author
Marianne Golz, opera singer and World War II resistance member
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, actress
Marianne W. Lewis, Dean of the Cass Business School. Marianne Limpert, swimmer Marianne Lindsten-Thomasson (1909–1979), physician and Sweden's first female district medical officer during the 1940s Marianne Löfgren, actor Marianne Lundquist (1931–2020), Swedish swimmer Marianne Moore, American poet Marianne Muis, swimmer Marianne Pettersen, Norwegian footballer Marianne Rendón, American actress Marianne Rosenberg, singer Marianne Steinbrecher, volleyball player Marianne Timmer, speed skater Marianne Vaatstra (1982-1999), Dutch murder victim Marianne Vos, road-, track- and cross-cyclist Marianne von Werefkin (1860–1938), painter Marianne Williamson (born 1952), activist, humanitarian, entrepreneur and candidate for President of the United States in 2020
People with the given name Mariane
Mariane Pearl, French journalist
Mariane Amaro, French-Portuguese football defender
Mariane Chan, Hong Kong actress
Mariane van Hogendorp, Dutch feminist
A character in Tartuffe, a comedy by Molière
People with the given name Marianna
Marianna Efstratiou, Greek singer
Marianna Hill, American actress
Marianna Kambouroglou, Greek folklorist
Marianna Lubomirska, Polish noble
Marianna Lymperta, Greek swimmer
Marianna Malińska, Polish ballerina
Marianna Martines (1744–1812), Austrian composer, pianist and singer
Marianna Spring, British journalist
Marianna Vardinoyannis, Greek UNESCO ambassador
Marianna Zachariadi, Greek pole vaulter
Marianna Zorba, Greek singer
Fictional characters
Marianne, a character in the light novel series Shakugan no Shana
Marianne, the protagonist of a trilogy of novels by Sheri S. Tepper
Marianne, the protagonist of musical fantasy film Strange Magic
Marianne vi Britannia from the anime and manga series Code Geass
Marianne Bryant, played by Amanda Bynes in the film Easy A
Marianne Dashwood, in Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility
Marianne von Edmund, a character from the video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Marianne Lane, played by Tilda Swinton in A Bigger Splash
Marianne Sheridan, the protagonist of the Irish novel Normal People
Marianne Thornberry, from animated television series The Wild Thornberrys
Marianne, a character in the film Portrait of a Lady on Fire
See also
Maryanne, given name
Marianna (disambiguation) Mariana (disambiguation)