Marian (given name)
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Marian is a given name, either derived from Marius
(male) or Maria (female).
Male:
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Marius
Marius may refer to:* Marius , a male given name, a Roman family name, and a modern surname** Gaius Marius, Roman general and statesman.* Marius , on the Moon* Marius Hills, on the Moon* Marius , written by Marcel Pagnol...
(male) or Maria (female).
Male:
- Marian FoikMarian FoikMarian Foik was a Polish athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres.He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan, participating in the 4 x 100 metre relay. With his team mates Andrzej Zieliński, Wiesław Maniak and Marian Dudziak, he won the silver medal....
(1933–2005), Polish athlete - Marián GáboríkMarian GaborikMarián Gáborík is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League . He began his career in the Slovak Extraliga with HC Dukla Trenčín for two seasons before being drafted third overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the...
, Slovak professional ice hockey player - Marián HossaMarian HossaMarián Hossa is a Slovak professional ice hockey player who currently plays for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League . Hossa was drafted by the Ottawa Senators in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft; after playing for the Senators, he played for the Atlanta Thrashers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and...
, Slovak professional ice hockey player - Marian MoszoroMarian MoszoroMarian Moszoro Մարիան Մոշորո , Polish economist, in 2005-2006 he was Undersecretary of State, Deputy Minister of Finance of Poland, the youngest ever in the history of the Ministry.-Biography:...
(maw-sha-raw), (born 1974), Polish economist - Marian RejewskiMarian RejewskiMarian Adam Rejewski was a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who in 1932 solved the plugboard-equipped Enigma machine, the main cipher device used by Germany...
(reh-yef-skee), Polish mathematician and cryptologist who solved the Enigma machine - Marian SmoluchowskiMarian SmoluchowskiMarian Smoluchowski was an ethnic Polish scientist in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was a pioneer of statistical physics and an avid mountaineer.-Life:...
, Polish scientist - Marián ČalfaMarián CalfaMarián Čalfa was a Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia during and after the Velvet Revolution, as well as acting President for 19 days, and was a key facilitator of smooth power transfer from the Communists to a new democratic representation.An ethnic Slovak, he was a member of KSČ, the Communist...
, Czechoslovak politician - Marián Kochanský, Slovak singer
- Marián LabudaMarián LabudaMarián Labuda is a Slovak actor.In 1964 he graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava . He became member of the Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava. In 1967 he moved to the theatre Divadlo na Korze in the same city. Following its closure in 1971 he joined Nová scéna in Bratislava...
, Slovak actor - Marián Lapšanský, Slovak pianist
- Marián VargaMarián VargaMarián Varga is a Slovak musician, composer and organ player.-Biography:He has played piano since the age of six. He studied piano and composition at the conservatory in Bratislava. He left the conservatory after three years to become a member of the group Prúdy, and contributed to the legendary...
, Slovak musician - Marian von Bardowick (died 782), German deacon and saint
- Marian CozmaMarian CozmaMarian Cozma was a Romanian handball player. He was born in Tei, Bucharest and died in Veszprém, Hungary after being attacked and stabbed in a nightclub fight...
, Romanian handball player - Marian Czura, filmmaker
- Marian GoldMarian GoldMarian Gold is the lead singer of the German synthpop group, Alphaville.His multi-octave tenor voice appears in Alphaville's 1980s pop singles, including "Forever Young", "Big in Japan", "Sounds Like a Melody" and "Dance with Me".Since the early 1990s, Gold has taken Alphaville from a studio-based...
, German singer from the synth pop band Alphaville - Marian Heitger, German educationalist
- Marian HristovMarian HristovMarian Hristov is a Bulgarian footballer, who is currently playing for PFC Balkan Botevgrad of the Bulgarian B PFG.-Career:Hristov's first club was PFC Balkan Botevgrad...
, Bulgarian footballer - Marian Jaworski, catholic archbishop of Lemberg
- Marian Kudera, resistance fighter against the NS-Regime
- Marian OpreaMarian OpreaMarian Oprea is a Romanian athlete, competing in triple jump, who won the silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games. His personal best is 17.81 meters....
, Romanian athlete - Sergiu Marian Radu, Romanian footballer
- Marian RejewskiMarian RejewskiMarian Adam Rejewski was a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who in 1932 solved the plugboard-equipped Enigma machine, the main cipher device used by Germany...
, Polish mathematician and cryptologist - Marian SârbuMarian SârbuMarian Sârbu is a Romanian trade unionist and politician. A member of the National Union for the Progress of Romania and formerly of the Social Democratic Party , he has been a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Călăraşi County and Vaslui County...
, Romanian politician - Marianus Scotus (Buchmaler), Irish monk
- Marian SmoluchowskiMarian SmoluchowskiMarian Smoluchowski was an ethnic Polish scientist in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was a pioneer of statistical physics and an avid mountaineer.-Life:...
, Polish physic - Marian SpychalskiMarian SpychalskiMarian "Marek" Spychalski was a Polish architect, military commander, and communist politician.Born to a working-class family in Łódź, he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology in 1931...
, Polish politician - Marian TumlerMarian TumlerMarian Tumler was an Austrian theologian who served as the 62nd Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from 1948–1970. He was born in Schlanders in what was then the Tyrol and died in Vienna....
, Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
Female:
- Maid MarianMaid MarianMaid Marian is the wife of the legendary English outlaw Robin Hood. Stemming from another, older tradition, she became associated with Robin Hood only in the 16th century.-History:The earliest medieval Robin Hood stories gave him no female companion...
, legendary companion of Robin Hood - Marian AndersonMarian AndersonMarian Anderson was an African-American contralto and one of the most celebrated singers of the twentieth century...
, African-American contralto - Marian BellMarian BellMarian Bell is a British economist, and was a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee from June 2002 to June 2005....
, member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee from June 2002 to June 2005 - Marian Chanter, the 1987 champion of Granada's The Krypton FactorThe Krypton FactorThe Krypton Factor was a British game show produced by Granada Television for broadcast on ITV. The show originally ran from 7 September 1977 to 20 November 1995, and was hosted by Gordon Burns and usually broadcast on the ITV network on Mondays at 19:00....
- Marian KeyesMarian KeyesMarian Keyes is an Irish Book Awards-winner Irish novelist and non-fiction writer, best known for her work in women's literature. She has sold over more 22 million copies worldwide and been translated into 32 languages...
, Irish writer - Marian Rose Halpenny, equestrianEquestrianismEquestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
writer and horsewoman - Marie BoothMarie BoothMarian Billups Booth , better known as Marie Booth, was the third daughter of Catherine and William Booth, the Founder of The Salvation Army....
, the third daughter of William and Catherine Booth, born "Marian Billups Booth" - Marian RiveraMarian RiveraMarian Rivera is a Filipina actress and occasional singer-dancer. Her first TV role came in 2005 via TAPE Inc.'s afternoon drama, Kung Mamahalin Mo Lang Ako in the lead that was aired in GMA Network. In 2007 she was cast for the title role in the Philippine remake of MariMar...
, Spanish born-Filipino actress and model - Marian Shields Robinson, mother of First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama
- Marian Stamp DawkinsMarian Stamp DawkinsMarian Ellina Stamp Dawkins is professor for animal behaviour at the University of Oxford, where she heads the Animal Behaviour Research Group. She has published several books, one of which has been translated into German, and many peer-reviewed papers. She is considered an expert in animal welfare...
(born 1945), British biologist