Marion (given name)
Marion is a unisex given name from a French diminutive form of Mary.[1] It may refer to:
| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Europe |
| Meaning | Diminutive French form of Mary |
Women
- Marion Adams-Acton (1846–1928), Scottish novelist
- Marion Adnams (1898–1995), English painter, printmaker, and draughtswoman
- Marion Aizpors (born 1961), German swimmer
- Marion Allemoz (born 1989), French ice hockey player
- Marion Angus (1865–1946), Scottish poet
- Marion Arnott, Scottish author
- Marion Aunor (born 1992), Filipino singer-songwriter
- Marion Aye (1903–1951), American actress
- Marion Bailey (born 1951), British actress
- Marion Bartoli (born 1984), French tennis player
- Marion Bauer (1882–1955), American composer, teacher, writer, and music critic
- Marion Barter (born 1945), Australian missing teacher who has not been seen since 1997
- Marion Babcock Baxter (1850–1910), American lecturer, author, financial agent
- Marion Howard Brazier (1850–1935), American journalist, editor, lecturer, clubwoman
- Marion Corbett, pen name of the Misses Corbett
- Marion Cotillard (born 1975), French actress
- Marion Cunningham (author) (1922–2012), American cookbook author
- Marion Davies (1897–1961), American actress and mistress of William Randolph Hearst
- Marion Cameron Gray (1902–1979), Scottish mathematician
- Marion Hall (born 1972), Jamaican musician
- Marion Jones (born 1975), American sprinter
- Marion Jones Farquhar (1879–1965), née Jones, American tennis player
- Marion Kracht (born 1962), German actress
- Marion Lüttge (born 1941), former East German javelin thrower
- Marion Mann (singer) (1914–2004), American singer
- Marion Maréchal (born 1989), French politician
- Marion Marlowe (1929–2012), American singer and actress
- Marion Shilling (1910–2004), American actress
- Marion Simon Misch (1869–1941), American activist, teacher, writer and businesswoman
- Marion Stokes (1929–2012), American activist and archivist
- Marion Raven (born 1984), Norwegian singer and songwriter
- Marion Ross (born 1928), American actress
- Marion Ross (physicist) (1903–1994), Scottish physicist
- Marion Tuu'luq (1910–2002), Canadian Inuk artist
- Marion Tylee (1906–1969), New Zealand artist
Men
- Marion Barber Jr. (born 1959), American former National Football League player
- Marion Barber III (1983–2022), American former National Football League player, son of the above
- Marion Barry (1936–2014), former mayor of Washington, D.C.
- Marion M. Bradford (1946–2021), American scientist known for his protein quantification method
- Marion Broadstone (1906–1972), American National Football League player
- Marion Butts (born 1966), American National Football League player
- Marion Cox (1920–1996), NASCAR car owner
- Marion Knight Jr (born 1965), birth name of Suge Knight, founder of Death Row Records
- Marion Mann (1920–2022), American physician and pathologist
- Marion Morrison (1907–1979), birth name of John Wayne, American film actor
- Marion Motley (1920–1999), American National Football League and All-America Football Conference player, member of the Pro Hall of Fame
- Marion Albert Pruett (1949–1999), American spree killer
- Marion Pugh (1919–1976), American National Football League player
- Marion Pat Robertson (1930–2023), American televangelist
- Marion Mike Rounds (born 1954), U.S. Senator from (and former Governor of) South Dakota
- Marion Silva Fernandes (born 1991), Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion"
- Marion Spielmann (1858–1948), English journalist and art critic
Fictional characters
- Lieutenant Marion "Cobra" Cobretti, in the movie Cobra, played by Sylvester Stallone
- Mr. Moseby, played by Phill Lewis in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and its spin-off, The Suite Life on Deck
- Marion Ravenwood, in the Indiana Jones franchise
- Marion "Bill" Williamson, in the video games Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2
- Marion, in the videogame Gunbird
- Marion, an anthropomorphic steam shovel in the British preschool TV series Thomas & Friends
- Marion Dunby, a chief police officer in the video game Lego City Undercover and its prequel, Lego City Undercover: The Chase Begins
See also
- Marian (given name), another unisex given name
References
- "Marion - Baby Name Meaning, Origin and Popularity". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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