Pronunciation | má-ree-á-na / má-di-á-na |
---|---|
Gender | Female |
Language(s) | Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish |
Origin | |
Word/name | Latin: Marianus |
Meaning | Daughter of Marius |
Region of origin | Romance-speaking Europe |
Other names | |
Related names | Marianne, Marianna , Marian (Czech; Slovak), Mariano (male variant), Mary Anne |
See also | Maria |
Mariana is a feminine given name of Latin origin. The masculine equivalent is Marianus, which is derived from Marius. Marianus became Mariano in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.[1]