Marian
/ˈmɛəɹiən/adjective, noun
Marian is spelled M-A-R-I-A-N: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Marian means “Of or relating to the Virgin Mary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Marian?
| Letters | 6: M-A-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,896th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Marian?
Marian appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,896th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Marian?
- UK /ˈmɛəɹiən/
- /ˈme(ə)ɹiən/
- /ˈmɛɹiən/
As an adjective (“Of or relating to the Mari people”): /ˈmɑːɹiən/.
Marian has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Marian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Marian?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Marian from its last stressed vowel (/ɛəɹiən/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Marian
- more Marian comparative
- most Marian superlative
- Marians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Marian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the Virgin Mary.
a Marian apparition
- 2
Of or relating to Mary I of England.
- 3
Of or relating to Mary, Queen of Scots.
- 4
Of or relating to Gaius Marius, Ancient Roman general and statesman.
Marian reform
- 5
Of or relating to the Mari people.
the famous Marian diviner, Asqudum
noun
- 1
One of the Scots who remained loyal to Mary, Queen of Scots, in the disputes following her deposition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Marian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to Virgin Mary:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Marian come from?
From Mary + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).