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Updated April 17, 2022

Girl name origins & meanings

  • French : Little; bitter
  • French : Bitter; star of the sea

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Hebrew : Bitter; king-ruler

Boy name variations

How Popular Is The Name Marion

Family name origins & meanings

  • French and English : from a pet form of Marie 1.
  • Benjamin Marion, a Huguenot and a native of Poitou, France, came to SC in about 1690. His descendants established themselves in St. John’s Parish, Berkeley Co., SC, and in 1773 they acquired Pond Bluff on the Santee River.

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