marion

English - Turkish

Definition of marion in English Turkish dictionary

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marion's disease

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English - English

Definition of marion in English English dictionary

A male given name, transferred from the surname, or by folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Mary

I spose you want to be a cattleboy, drawled the multicolored beard whose name was Carrol Day, a curiously feminine name, thought Martin, not yet acquaintanced with the bearded Marions, Fannys and Abbys of Texas who, saddled by their unthinking mothers with dainty names, built savagely masculine frames of character.

A matronymic surname

A female given name

And the name was Marion. Not Mary or Marie or anything similar? You're absolutely certain about that? Stacey nodded. It's not a common name, she said. I mean I know two Maries and even a Mary though she's older than me. But Marion. I don't think I've ever met a Marion. So I know I've got it right..

{i} female first name; male first name; family name; city in Illinois (USA); city in Ohio (USA)

transferred use of the surname, or by folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Mary

a French diminutive of Marie used in English since the Middle Ages

American screenwriter who won an Academy Award for The Big House (1930) and The Champ (1932). She was the highest-paid screenwriter in Hollywood from 1916 through the mid-1930s. American Revolutionary soldier known for his guerrilla tactics against the British in South Carolina. La Follette Robert Marion Marion Francis Motley Marion Marion Gordon Robertson Marion Michael Morrison

A surname derived from the female given name

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Marion Motley

born June 5, 1920, Leesburg, Ga., U.S. died June 27, 1999, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. gridiron football player. He played fullback and linebacker for South Carolina State University and the University of Nevada. In 1946 he helped desegregate professional football by joining the Cleveland Browns as a fullback. A bruising rusher, he established himself as a running back and helped the Browns to five consecutive league championships (All-American Football Conference, 1946-49; NFL, 1950)

Francis Marion

known as The Swamp Fox born 1732, Winyah, S.C. died Feb. 26, 1795, Berkeley county, S.C., U.S. American Revolutionary commander. He fought the Cherokee (1759) and later served as a member of the provincial assembly (1775). In the American Revolution he commanded troops in South Carolina. After the surrender of Gen. Benjamin Lincoln to the British at Charleston, S.C. (1780), he slipped away to the swamps, gathered together his band of guerrillas, and began leading bold raids on British positions. For a daring rescue of American troops surrounded by the British at Parkers Ferry, S.C. (1781), he received the thanks of Congress. He was then appointed a brigadier general

Robert Marion La Follette

born June 14, 1855, Primrose, Wis., U.S. died June 18, 1925, Washington, D.C. U.S. politician. He served as a county district attorney in Wisconsin (1880-84) and in the U.S. House of Representatives (1885-91). Advocating progressive reforms, he was elected governor of Wisconsin (1901-06). In the U.S. Senate (1906-24), he sponsored bills to restrict the power of the railroad companies. He founded La Follette's Weekly (1909) to broaden his reform movement, and he led Republican opposition to the policies of Pres. William H. Taft. He opposed U.S. entrance into World War I and policies of Pres. Woodrow Wilson that favoured big business. After the war he worked vigorously to expose corruption in government, including in the Teapot Dome scandal. As the presidential candidate of the Progressive Party in the 1924 election, he won five million votes, one-sixth of the total national vote. He died the next year; his son Robert (1895-1953) held his Senate seat from 1925 until 1947, when he was defeated by Joseph McCarthy

Hyphenation

Ma·ri·on

Turkish pronunciation

meriın

Pronunciation

/ˈmerēən/ /ˈmɛriːən/

Etymology

() From Old French Marion, a diminutive of Marie used in England since the Middle Ages.