Marian

MAH-ryan; mah-ree-AHN

Polish, Czech and Romanian form of Marianus/Marius

"related to Mars, Roman god of war"

Marian Origin and Meaning

The name Marian is a boy's name of Polish origin meaning "related to Mars, Roman god of war".

An attractive and little-known member of the group of romantic, Euro-chic boys' names ending in -ian: think Julian, Fabian, Florian, Adrian.

The visually identical but etymologically unrelated female name Marian (and its variant Marion, both ultimately derived from Maria) were moderately popular in the first half of the 20th century, but Marian dropped out of the Top 1000 for girls in 1992 and hasn't returned.

Marian Rank in US Top 1000

# 958 in the US

Marian Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 1525 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Marian

• 1525 Nameberry 2025
• 344 Germany 2016

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Famous People Named Marian

• Marian Hossa professional hockey player
• Marian Gold lead singer for the band Alphaville

The name Marian in Pop Culture

• Marian Freeman from the Australian TV series "Snobs"