Marion

English · Français · Deutsch · Português · Thesaurus

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Marion

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Marions

  1. countable, uncountable A female given name from Hebrew. The name of the captain of the sloop was Captain Maryon, and therefore it was no news to hear from Mrs. Belltott, that his sister, the beautiful young unmarried English lady, was Miss Maryon. The novelty was, that her Christian name was Marion too. Marion Maryon. Many a time I have run off those two
  2. countable, uncountable A surname originating as a matronymic.
  3. US, countable, uncountable A male given name transferred from the surname, or by folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Mary. "I spose you want to be a cattleboy," drawled the multicolored beard whose name was Carrol Day, a curiously feminine name, thought Martin, not yet acquaintanced with the bearded Marions, Fannys and Abbys of Texas who, saddled by their unthinking mothers with dainty names, built savagely masculine fr
  4. countable, uncountable A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, from the given name Marianne.
  5. countable, uncountable A local government area in South Australia, which includes the suburb; in full, the City of Marion.
  6. countable, uncountable An ancient city on the island of Cyprus.
  7. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Perry County, Alabama.
  8. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Crittenden County, Arkansas.
  9. countable, uncountable A neighborhood in the town of Southington, Connecticut.
  10. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Twiggs County, Georgia.
  11. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois.
  12. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Grant County, Indiana.
  13. countable, uncountable A township and unincorporated community therein, in Shelby County, Indiana.
  14. countable, uncountable A city in Linn County, Iowa.
  15. countable, uncountable A small city, the county seat of Marion County, Kansas.
  16. countable, uncountable A home rule city, the county seat of Crittenden County, Kentucky.
  17. countable, uncountable A town in Union Parish, Louisiana.
  18. countable, uncountable A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
  19. countable, uncountable A village in Osceola County, Michigan.
  20. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
  21. countable, uncountable A town in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.
  22. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Cole County, Missouri.
  23. countable, uncountable A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana.
  24. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Red Willow County, Nebraska.
  25. countable, uncountable An area of Jersey City, New Jersey.
  26. countable, uncountable A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Wayne County, New York.
  27. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of McDowell County, North Carolina. Named after Francis Marion.
  28. countable, uncountable A small city in LaMoure County, North Dakota.
  29. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Marion County, Ohio.
  30. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marion County, Oregon.
  31. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
  32. countable, uncountable A city, the county seat of Marion County, South Carolina.
  33. countable, uncountable A small city in Turner County, South Dakota.
  34. countable, uncountable A small city in Guadalupe County, Texas.
  35. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in Summit County, Utah.
  36. countable, uncountable A town, the county seat of Smyth County, Virginia.
  37. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.
  38. countable, uncountable A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
  39. countable, uncountable A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.
  40. countable, uncountable A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.
  41. countable, uncountable A city in Shawano County and Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
  42. countable, uncountable A number of townships in the United States, listed under Marion Township.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: marian, marianne, mrs, mali, miss, indianapolis, henrik, mariann, subtitles, puppet, marionette, dummy, doll, automaton, mannequin, manikin

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"Marion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/marion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Marion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/marion

Chicago

"Marion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/marion.

BibTeX
@misc{marion_2026,
  title = {Marion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}