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It's more feminine ... rather French, too. But then, I'm aware of -on being a French diminutive.. like Alison, Manon, Ninon. Before I was aware of that, I thought Marian was the feminine, like a form of Marianne. Marion Cotillard's fame, and a female French neighbor of mine named Marion, help too.

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Marian to me is the masculine now. It reminds me more of other -ian Latin type masculine names, Florian, Adrian, Cyprian, than it does of Marianne.

This message was edited 10/2/2010, 5:59 PM