THE MEANING & THE CONTEXT
The story behind Marion
Marion is explicitly recorded as a given name in Wikidata for Philippine citizens including Robi Domingo, Marion Andres. This snapshot links the name to 3 distinct Wikidata person records. The count describes Wikidata coverage, not the Philippine population or annual births.
Pronunciation & syllables
A dictionary pronunciation or syllable division has not been verified for this exact spelling. Use the synthetic reading as a starting point and confirm the intended pronunciation with the family.
Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
EnglishEtymology & source
From Middle English Marion, from Old French Marion, a diminutive of Marie, used in England since the Middle Ages.
A female given name from Hebrew.; A male given name transferred from the surname, or by folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Mary.
Wiktionary: Marion (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
EnglishEtymology & source
The French Marie, equivalent of Mary; also an Early New English spelling of Mary, from Middle English Marie. Doublet of Mary.
A female given name from Hebrew.
Wiktionary: Marion (English) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
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People with the name Marion
Public figures and other documented namesakes linked by an explicit given-name claim. This is a selection of records, not a popularity ranking.
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Robi Domingo
Filipino host and VJ (born 1989)
DOCUMENTED NAMESAKE
Marion Andres
Filipino politician
The record establishes the name association, not the person’s intended meaning, pronunciation or ancestry. Descriptions are attributed to Wikidata contributors (CC0).
Use in Philippine-linked records
Wikidata
3
distinct person records with an explicit given-name claim
Community-edited coverage, not a census or birth registry. Examples: Robi Domingo, Marion Andres
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Marion in the birth records
Exact spelling, stated year, published top-ten tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Available publications: 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. No 2021 count is inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Marion
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Marian♀Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Mario♂Etymology uncertain; see source accounts
- Makrin·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Mamaon·Recorded Philippine given-name form
- Marcio♂Given name documented in Philippine-linked records; lexical meaning not established here
- Marco♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Marcos♂Name formation documented in dictionary sources
- Mari♂♀Name formation documented in dictionary sources
What rhymes with Marion?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Names with a similar written ending
Spelling suggestions; these are not verified phonetic rhymes.
Recorded combinations with Marion
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
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- Wikidata given-name item Q18686588 — Marion (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata given-name item Q18689525 — Marion (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata given-name item Q56292415 — Marion (opens in a new tab)
Given-name identity, native labels, language associations and explicit class where present; not lexical meaning or population frequency.
- Wikidata — Robi Domingo (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q56292415 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wikidata — Marion Andres (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name claim P735 linking to Q18689525 and citizenship claim P27 linking to Philippines Q928; community-edited evidence, not a civil-registry record.
- Wiktionary contributors — Marion (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary contributors — Marion (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.