[Opinions] Re: Marion / Marian
in reply to a message by shantastic
I think of Marion as a female name and Marian as a male name, but it's flexible.
They're both borderline unisex to me, since I've seen each on both sexes, but Marian suits a man marginally better, in my opinion. Marianne is the girl name; and Marion on a man suggests either a respelling of Marian, or a surname.
I can deal with either name on either sex.. neither is particularly "masculine" or "feminine" seeming to me.
- chazda
They're both borderline unisex to me, since I've seen each on both sexes, but Marian suits a man marginally better, in my opinion. Marianne is the girl name; and Marion on a man suggests either a respelling of Marian, or a surname.
I can deal with either name on either sex.. neither is particularly "masculine" or "feminine" seeming to me.
- chazda