Marion 2

I think Marion is a beautiful name for males and females. It is strong and classy, and I love its pleasant meaning: “Beloved star of the sea”. I also think it ages flawlessly, as I can picture it on a person of any age. Overall, I think Marion is a wonderful name.

Its -ion end is masculine, but why does it have the same pronunciation as Marian? (Though that's also unisex to some extent.) I thought Marion's pronounced MEHR-ee-ahn / MAR-ee-awn. Maybe it should be when it's on a male. For a girl, Marian is better, except you want her to be very tough.

Right now I’m reading a book with a character called Marion in it. I completely thought it was a boy at first until I saw ‘her’ referring to Marion in one of the sentences. I completely thought it was for males. Maybe it was a subconscious thing.

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Anyways, this name is actually quite nice. I prefer it on a male if not it’s fairly unisex.

It is from a surname derived from a feminine name, the name of the mother of Jesus, so it has always seemed more feminine to me for that reason.

I like it for a guy. I imagine him having the swagger of John Wayne and the tenderness of Ashley from Gone with the Wind. I have to say that I don't agree with the taboo on giving feminine-sounding or unisex names to boys and men.

This name sounds too feminine for a male in my opinion. I guess because it starts with MARI like Marianna. Not to mention there is little difference between the sound of Marion and Maryanne. It just doesn't cut it for me.

Marion sounds too girly on a boy, and yet John Wayne could pull it off somehow. I think this name sounds better on a girl.

I really like this name for a boy, but I wouldn't name my son Marion because of fear of him being teased.