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). In late Greek Marianna (Μαριάννα) was used.
In 18th-century France, Marianne became a popular name as a variant of Marian and Marie. It can also be seen as a combination of Marie and Anne. It gave inspiration to several double names such as Marie-Anne and Anne-Marie, as well as other variants such as Anna Maria, Ana-Maria and Marianna, and alternate spellings Mary Ann and Mary Anne. The combination of the two names has also been popular with Christians because Saint Anne is traditionally the name of the mother of the Virgin Mary.
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People with the given name Marianne
Marianne, Princess zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn (1919–2025), German noble and photographer
Marianne Ackerman (born 1952), Canadian novelist, playwright, and journalist
Marianne Alissan de la Tour (1730–1789), French writer, correspondent with Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Marianne Bachmeier, German mother (1950–1996)
Marianne Berndt (born 1978), shot putter and discus thrower
Marianne Beuchert (1924–2007), German gardener and florist
Marianne Bigum (born 1983), Danish politician
Marianne Brocklehurst (1832–1898), English traveller and collector of Egyptian antiquities
Marianne Burkert-Eulitz (born 1972), German politician
Marianne Buttenschon, American politician
Marianne Clausen (1947–2014), Danish musicologist and choir conductor
Marianne Cope (1838–1918), German-born American nun
Marianne Cronin (born 1990), English-Irish novelist
Marianne Davies, musician
Marianne Devaux (born 1962), New Caledonian politician
Marianne Dickerson (1960–2015), long-distance runner
Marianne Dubois (born 1957), French politician
Marianne Ehrenström (1773–1867), artist
Marianne Ehrmann (1755–1795), novelist
Marianne Elliott (born 1966), British theatre director
Marianne Elliott (historian) (born 1948), Irish historian
Marianne Faithfull (1946–2025), singer
Marianne Fatton (born 1995), Swiss ski mountaineer
Marianne Fay, American economist and writer
Marianne Fredriksson (1927–2007), author
Marianne Fundahn (born 1967), Swedish politician
Marianne Giovacchini (born 2005), Brazilian rhythmic gymnast
Marianne Githens (1936–2018), political scientist, feminist, and author
Marianne Golz (1895–1943), opera singer and World War II resistance member
Marianne Grunberg-Manago (1921–2013), Russian-born French biochemist.
Marianne Hefti (born 1953), Swiss alpine skier
Marianne Ihlen (1935–2016), Wife of Norwegian author Axel Jensen and later the muse and girlfriend of Leonard Cohen
Marianne Jean-Baptiste (born 1967), actress
Marianne W. Lewis, Dean of the Cass Business School
Marianne Limpert (born 1972), swimmer
Marianne Lindsten-Thomasson (1909–1979), physician; Sweden's first female district medical officer during the 1940s
Marianne Löfgren (1910–1957), actor
Marianne Lundquist (1931–2020), Swedish swimmer
Marianne Mirage (born 1989), Italian singer-songwriter
Marianne Moore (1887–1972), American poet
Marianne Muis (born 1968), swimmer
Marianne Pettersen (born 1975), Norwegian footballer
Marianne Rendón (born 1990), American actress
Marianne Rosenberg (born 1955), singer
Marianne Steinbrecher (born 1983), volleyball player
Marianne Timmer (born 1974), speed skater
Marianne Vaatstra (1982–1999), Dutch murder victim
Marianne Vos (born 1987), road-, track- and cross-cyclist
Marianne von Werefkin (1860–1938), painter
Marianne Williamson (born 1952), activist, humanitarian, entrepreneur and candidate for President of the United States in 2020 and 2024.
Marianne Zechmeister (born 1960), German alpine skier
People with the given name Mariane
Mariane Pearl, French journalist
Mariane Amaro, French-Portuguese football defender
Mariane Chan, Hong Kong actress
Mariane van Hogendorp, Dutch feminist
A character in Tartuffe, a comedy by Molière
People with the given name Marianna
Marianna Agostini (born 2002), Italian para-cyclist
Marianna Anaya, American politician
Marianna Efstratiou (born 1955), Greek singer
Marianna Grznárová (1941–2025), Slovak writer
Marianna Hill (born 1942), American actress
Marianna Jagerčíková (born 1985), Slovak ski mountaineer
Marianna Kambouroglou (1819–1890), Greek folklorist
Marianna Latsis, Greek businesswoman
Marianna Liik (born 1992), Estonian composer
Marianna Lubomirska (1693–1729), Polish noble
Marianna Lymperta (born 1979), Greek swimmer
Marianna Malińska (1767–1797), Polish ballerina
Marianna Martines (1744–1812), Austrian composer, pianist and singer
Marianna Popiełuszko (1920–2013), Polish farmer and mother of a Solidarity chaplain and a Catholic priest, Jerzy Popiełuszko
Marianna Spring (born 1996), British journalist
Marianna Vardinoyannis (1937–2023), Greek UNESCO ambassador
Marianna Yarovskaya (born 1971), Russian-American documentary filmmaker
Fictional characters
Marianne, a character in the light novel series Shakugan no Shana
Marianne, the protagonist of a trilogy of novels by Sheri S. Tepper
Marianne, the protagonist of musical fantasy film Strange Magic
Marianne vi Britannia from the anime and manga series Code Geass
Marianne Bryant, played by Amanda Bynes in the film Easy A
Marianne Dashwood, in Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility
Marianne von Edmund, a character from the video game Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Marianne Lane, played by Tilda Swinton in A Bigger Splash
Marianne Sheridan, the protagonist of the Irish novel Normal People
Marianne Thornberry, from animated television series The Wild Thornberrys
Marianne, a character in the film Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Marianne, a character from My Chemical Romance's 2025 tour Long Live The Black Parade