Definitions for Marion
ˈmær i ən, ˈmɛər-Mar·i·on

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1. Marionnoun

   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 names in my thoughts, like a bit of verse. O many, and many, and many, a time.

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

2. Marionnoun

   A matronymic surname.

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

3. Marionnoun

   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 frames of character.

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

4. Marionnoun

   A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.

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

5. Marionnoun

   An ancient city on the island of Cyprus.

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

6. Marionnoun

   A city, the county seat of Perry County, Alabama, United States.

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

7. Marionnoun

   A city, the county seat of Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States.

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

8. Marionnoun

   A neighborhood in the town of Southington, Connecticut, United States.

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

9. Marionnoun

   An unincorporated community in Twiggs County, Georgia, United States.

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

10. Marionnoun

    A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois, United States.

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

11. Marionnoun

    A city, the county seat of Grant County, Indiana, United States.

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

12. Marionnoun

    An unincorporated community in Marion Township, Shelby County, Indiana, United States.

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

13. Marionnoun

    A city in Linn County, Iowa, United States.

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

14. Marionnoun

    A small city, the county seat of Marion County, Kansas, United States.

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

15. Marionnoun

    A home rule city, the county seat of Crittenden County, Kentucky, United States.

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

16. Marionnoun

    A town in Union Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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

17. Marionnoun

    A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.

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

18. Marionnoun

    A village in Osceola County, Michigan, United States.

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

19. Marionnoun

    An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States.

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

20. Marionnoun

    A town in Lauderdale County, Mississippi, United States.

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

21. Marionnoun

    An unincorporated community in Cole County, Missouri, United States.

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

22. Marionnoun

    A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana, United States.

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

23. Marionnoun

    An unincorporated community in Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States.

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

24. Marionnoun

    An area in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States.

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

25. Marionnoun

    A town, a hamlet and census-designated place in Wayne County, New York, United States.

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

26. Marionnoun

    A city, the county seat of McDowell County, North Carolina, United States. Named after Francis Marion.

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

27. Marionnoun

    A small city in LaMoure County, North Dakota, United States.

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

28. Marionnoun

    A city, the county seat of Marion County, Ohio, United States.

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

29. Marionnoun

    An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marion County, Oregon, United States.

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

30. Marionnoun

    An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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

31. Marionnoun

    A city, the county seat of Marion County, South Carolina, United States.

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

32. Marionnoun

    A small city in Turner County, South Dakota, United States.

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

33. Marionnoun

    A small city in Guadalupe County, Texas, United States.

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

34. Marionnoun

    A census-designated place in Summit County, Utah, United States.

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

35. Marionnoun

    A town, the county seat of Smyth County, Virginia, United States.

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

36. Marionnoun

    An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.

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

37. Marionnoun

    A town in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.

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

38. Marionnoun

    A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States.

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

39. Marionnoun

    A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin, United States.

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

40. Marionnoun

    A city in Shawano County and Waupaca County, Wisconsin, United States.

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

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1. Marion

   Marion is a city in Grant County, Indiana, United States. The population was 29,948 as of the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Grant County. It is named for Francis Marion, a Brigadier General from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War. The city is the home of Indiana Wesleyan University, the largest evangelical Christian university in the Midwest and largest private university in Indiana. Since 2003, former Olympic skater Wayne Seybold has been Marion's mayor. Marion is also noted for being the birthplace of legendary actor James Dean and famed cartoonist Jim Davis, though both were raised in nearby Fairmount. It was also the location of the wedding of actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett in 1993. The city is also the site of an infamous lynching of two African Americans.

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   Song lyrics by marion -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by marion on the Lyrics.com website.

Anagrams for Marion »

1. A minor, A-minor, inamor, mainor, manoir, Morian, roamin', Romani

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Marion in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Marion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Marion in a Sentence

1. Eric Wandersleben:

   In terms of recovery services offered within Ohio prisons, the only programs that have shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic as of today are the ones at Marion Correctional Institution.

2. Wesley Wilcox:

   Marion County kind of makes supervisors, in my mind, almost look like bad guys in this process.

3. Francis Marion:

   Well, now, this is exactly my case. I am in love; and my sweetheart is LIBERTY. Be that heavenly nymph my companion, and these wilds and .Woods shall have charms beyond London and Paris in slavery. To have no proud monarch driving over me with his gilt coaches; nor his host of excise-men and tax-gatherers insulting and robbing me ; but to be my own master, my own prince and sovereign, gloriously preserving my national dignity, and 'pursuing my true happiness; planting my vineyards, and eating their lucious fruits; and sowing my fields, and reaping the golden grain: and seeing millions of ‘brothers all around me, equally free and happy as myself. “This, sir, is What I long for.” p. 155 ... On his return to Georgetown, he was asked by colonel Watson, why he looked so serious? I have cause, sir,” said he, “to look serious.” Watson What! has general Marion refused to treat?” No, sir.” “Well, then, has old Washington defeated sir Henery Clinton, and broke up our army ? No, sir, not that neither ; but worse.” “Ah! what can be worse?” Why, sir, I have seen an American general and his officers, without pay, and almost without clothes, living on roots and drinking water ; and all for LIBERTY! What chance have we against such men!” It is said colonel Watson was not much obliged to him for this speech. But the young ofiicer was so struck with Marion’s sentiments, that he never rested until he threw up his commission, and retired from the service. ' p 156

4. Charlie Brown, Peanuts, Charles M. Schulz:

   Aunt Marion was right... Never marry a musician, and never answer the door.

5. Natalie Khawam:

   Instead of rewarding a caring doctor, the Marion VA tried to silence him by terminating him, the nation’s veterans have lost a great and caring doctor.

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