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Marianne is a female name. It is the French version of the Greek Mariamne, which is a variant of Mary, ultimately from the Hebrew Miriam (מִרְיָם Miryám), Mirjam (Aramaic: Mariam). [1] [unreliable source?] In late Greek Marianna (Μαριάννα) was used. In 18th-century France, Marianne became a popular name as a variant of Marian ...
Mary Anne Reiley, real name of Mame Reiley (1952–2014), American political activist and business leader Mary Anne Richey (1917–1983), American district judge Mary Anne Rymill (c. 1817–1897), New Zealand missionary, teacher, nurse, and companion
Casanova is a surname originating from the Romance languages, which translates literally as "new house" in Latin. Notable people with the surname include:
Anna is a feminine given name, the Latin form of the Greek: Ἄννα and the Hebrew name Hannah (Hebrew: חַנָּה, romanized: Ḥannāh), meaning "favour" or "grace". Anna is in wide use in countries across the world as are its variants Ana , Anne , originally a French version of the name, though in use in English speaking countries for ...
Mary / ˈ m ɛəˌr i / is a feminine given name, the English form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek name Μαρία, María or Μαριάμ, Mariam, found in the Septuagint and New Testament.
Marian is a unisex given name. As a feminine given name, it is a variant spelling of Marion, a French diminutive form of Marie that has been used by English–speakers since the Middle Ages. It has also sometimes been considered a combination of the names Mary and Ann. As a masculine given name, it is a form of Marius. [1]
Marie Anne Victoire Pigeon (1724–1767), French mathematician; Marie-Anne de Roumier-Robert (1705–1771), French writer; Marie-Anne Rousselet (1732–1826), French engraver and illustrator; Marie Anne Simonis (1758–1831), Belgian textile industrialist; Marie-Anne-Louise Taschereau (1743–1825), Canadian catholic abbess, nun and teacher
Others think it was the image of the wife of the politician Jean Reubell: according to an old 1797 story, Barras, one of the members of the Directoire, during an evening spent at Reubell's, asked his hostess for her name—"Marie-Anne," she replied—"Perfect," Barras exclaimed, "It is a short and simple name, which befits the Republic just as ...