# Marion

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #9,629

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Hebrew.
2. A surname originating as a matronymic.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname, or by folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Mary.
4. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, from the given name Marianne.
5. A local government area in South Australia, which includes the suburb; in full, the City of Marion.
6. An ancient city on the island of Cyprus.
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## Etymology
From Middle English Marion, from Old French Marion, a diminutive of Marie, used in England since the Middle Ages.

## Easily confused with
- **mason** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-mason)
- **moron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-moron)
- **Maris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-maris)
- **Marko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-marko)
- **Myron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-myron)
- **Morin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-morin)
- **martin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-martin)
- **motion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-motion)
- **Mormon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-mormon)
- **Marvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-marvin)
- **Morton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-morton)
- **marrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-marrow)
- **maroon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-maroon)
- **Marius** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-marius)
- **minion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-minion)
- **Merton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-merton)
- **marlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-marlin)
- **matron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-matron)
- **Marlow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-marlow)
- **Marwan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-marwan)

## Common misspellings (8)
`amrion`, `mairon`, `marino`, `marionn`, `maroin`, `marrion`, `mmarion`, `mraion`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/marion