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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?
The Dictionnaire de l'Académie française (French pronunciation: [diksjɔnɛːʁ də lakademi fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) is the official dictionary of the French language. The Académie française is France's official authority on the usages, vocabulary, and grammar of the French language, although its recommendations carry no legal power. Sometimes ...
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.
French pronunciation: [ɛɡzɑ̃pl] Without the label: {{IPA|fr|ɛɡzɑ̃pl|}} yields: [ɛɡzɑ̃pl] If the first parameter is an IETF language tag and the second a transcription, as in the above, {} automatically provides a label and, if a dedicated key for the language exists, links the transcription to the key.
The Dictionnaire de la langue française (French pronunciation: [diksjɔnɛːʁ də la lɑ̃ɡ fʁɑ̃sɛːz]) by Émile Littré, commonly called simply the "Littré", is a four-volume dictionary of the French language published in Paris by Hachette. The dictionary was originally issued in 30 parts, 1863–72; a second edition is dated 1872–77.
Catholicon - purported first French dictionary: 1499 Thresor de la langue françoyse tant ancienne que moderne : 1606 Dictionnaire de l'Académie française: 1694 to present Littré: 1877 Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Larousse: 1982-1985 Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle: 1866-1890 Dictionnaire des ouvrages anonymes et pseudonymes
Marianne (candy), a Finnish mint chocolate candy; Marianne (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name; Marianne (1932–1940) a French illustrative magazine; Marianne, a French news magazine; Marianne, Pennsylvania, US; Marianne Island, a small granitic island of the Seychelles
a class of women of ill repute; a fringe group or subculture. Fell out of use in the French language in the 19th century. Frenchmen still use une demi-mondaine to qualify a woman that lives (exclusively or partially) off the commerce of her charms but in a high-life style. double entendre