Mariano
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Mariano is a masculine name from the Romance languages
Romance languages
The Romance languages are a branch of the Indo-European language family, more precisely of the Italic languages subfamily, comprising all the languages that descend from Vulgar Latin, the language of ancient Rome...

, corresponding to the feminine Mariana
Mariana
-Places:*Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil*Mariana, Spain, Cuenca province, Castile-La Mancha, Spain*Mariana Islands, in the north-western Pacific Ocean*Mariana Lake, Alberta, Canada*Mariana Trench, the deepest trench in the world's oceans...

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It is an Italian and Spanish variant of the Roman Marianus which derived from Marius
Marius (disambiguation)
Marius is a male given name, a Roman family name, and a modern surname.The name Marius was used by members of the Roman gens Maria. It is derived from either the Roman war god Mars or from the Latin root mas, maris meaning "male"...

, and Marius derived from the Roman god Mars
Mars (mythology)
Mars was the Roman god of war and also an agricultural guardian, a combination characteristic of early Rome. He was second in importance only to Jupiter, and he was the most prominent of the military gods worshipped by the Roman legions...

 (also see Ares
Ares
Ares is the Greek god of war. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. In Greek literature, he often represents the physical or violent aspect of war, in contrast to the armored Athena, whose functions as a goddess of intelligence include military strategy and...

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Mariano and Marian
Marian (given name)
Marian is a given name, either derived from Marius or Maria .Male:* Marian Foik , Polish athlete* Marián Gáborík, Slovak professional ice hockey player* Marián Hossa, Slovak professional ice hockey player...

 are sometimes seen as a conjunction of the two female names Mary
Mary (given name)
Mary is a feminine given name, the English form of the name Maria, which was in turn a Latin form of the Greek names Μαριαμ, or Mariam, and Μαρια, or Maria, found in the New Testament. Both New Testament names were forms of the Hebrew name מִרְיָם or Miryam.The usual meaning given by various...

 and Ann. http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?nmd=n&terms=marian&submit=Go This name is an homage to The Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus
Jesus
Jesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...

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Mariano the Surname is of Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 and Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...

 origin from the personal name Mariano, from the Latin family name Marianus (a derivative of the ancient personal name Marius, of Etruscan
Etruscan civilization
Etruscan civilization is the modern English name given to a civilization of ancient Italy in the area corresponding roughly to Tuscany. The ancient Romans called its creators the Tusci or Etrusci...

 origin). In the early Christian era it came to be taken as an adjective derived from Maria, and was associated with the cult of the Virgin Mary. It was borne by various early saints, including a 3rd-century martyr in Numibia and a 5th-century hermit of Berry, France.

First name

  • Mariano Ferreira Filho
    Mariano Ferreira Filho
    Mariano Ferreira Filho or simply Mariano , is a Brazilian right back. He currently plays for Fluminense. He has scored 10 goals in all competitions for Fluminense including 6 goals in league play....

    , Brazilian soccer player
  • Mariano Azuela
    Mariano Azuela
    Mariano Azuela González was a Mexican author and physician, best known for his fictional stories of the Mexican Revolution of 1910...

    , Mexican writer
  • Mariano Baracetti
    Mariano Baracetti
    Mariano Joaquín Baracetti is a beach volleyball player from Argentina, who won the world title at the 2001 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Klagenfurt, Austria partnering Martin Conde...

    , Argentine beach volleyball player
  • Mariano Egaña
    Mariano Egaña
    Mariano Egaña Fabres was a Chilean lawyer, conservative politician and the main writer of the Chilean Constitution of 1833....

    , Chilean lawyer and politician
  • Mariano González
    Mariano González
    Mariano Nicolás González is an Argentine footballer who plays for Estudiantes de La Plata. He can operate as both an attacking midfielder or a winger.-Club career:...

    , Argentine football (soccer) player
  • Mariano Grondona
    Mariano Grondona
    Mariano Grondona is an Argentine lawyer, sociologist, political scientist, essayist and commentator. He has been a journalist for several decades, appearing in print media and on television, and has written several books...

    , Argentine journalist
  • Mariano Iberico Rodríguez
    Mariano Iberico Rodríguez
    Mariano Iberico Rodríguez was a Peruvian philosopher.-Life and Education:He was born in Cajamarca, Peru on April 11th, 1892 and received his higher education at the National University of San Marcos in Lima. In 1919 he was awarded doctorates in Literature, Political Science and Administration,...

    , Peruvian philosopher
  • Mariano Martínez
    Mariano Martínez (actor)
    Mariano Martínez is an Argentine actor.He was born on December 5, 1978 in La Boca, Buenos Aires...

    , Argentine actor and model
  • Mariano Marquez
    Mariano Marquez
    Mariano Marquez is a retired professional boxer from Puerto Rico.-Career:As an amateur, Marquez represented his native country in the light heavyweight division , winning a bronze medal at the 1993 Central American and Caribbean Games in Ponce, Puerto Rico...

    , Puerto Rican boxer
  • Mariano Moreno
    Mariano Moreno
    Mariano Moreno was an Argentine lawyer, journalist, and politician. He played a decisive role in the Primera Junta, the first national government of Argentina, created after the May Revolution....

    , Argentine national hero
  • Mariano Mores
    Mariano Mores
    Mariano Martínez, better known as Mariano Mores , is a famous Argentine tango composer, pianist and conductor.-Biography:...

    , Argentine tango pianist and composer
  • Mariano Rampolla, Italian cardinal
  • Mariano Rivera
    Mariano Rivera
    Mariano Rivera is a Panamanian right-handed baseball pitcher who has played 17 years in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees. Nicknamed "Mo", Rivera has served as a relief pitcher for most of his career, and since 1997, he has been the Yankees' closer...

    , baseball player
  • Mariano Rajoy
    Mariano Rajoy
    Mariano Rajoy Brey is a Spanish People's Party politician and is the Prime Minister-elect since 20 November 2011. He will be sworn into office in mid-December 2011....

    , Spanish politician
  • Mariano Torres
    Mariano Torres
    Mariano Néstor Torres is an Argentine footballer currently playing for Huracán.On 8 September 2009 Sport Club Corinthians Paulista signed the Argentinian midfielder. He had previously played for Boca Juniors, LASK Linz and Godoy Cruz....

    , Argentine football (soccer) player
  • Mariano Trípodi
    Mariano Trípodi
    Mariano Sebastián Trípodi, usually known as Mariano Trípodi , is an Argentine footballer, who is currently playing for Vaduz. Mariano Trípodi is also known by the nickname El León . He was born in Buenos Aires.-Career:He started his career playing for the famous Boca Juniors academy which has a...

    , Argentine football (soccer) player
  • Mariano Scartezzini
    Mariano Scartezzini
    Mariano Scartezzini is a retired long-distance runner from Italy, who mainly competed in the men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase event. He finished in ninth place in this event at the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. He is three-time national champion in the...

    , Italian long-distance runner
  • Mariano Vallejo, Californian politician, military commander, and rancher
  • Mariano Zabaleta
    Mariano Zabaleta
    Mariano Zabaleta is a retired professional male tennis player from Argentina. He turned professional in 1996. He had an unusual but effective service motion and fighting spirit...

    , Argentine tennis player
  • Mariano Frumboli
    Mariano Frumboli
    Mariano Chicho Frúmboli is an Argentine Tango dancer. He is regarded as one of the founders of Tango nuevo, and he is best known for his improvisation skills.- Biography :...

    , Argentine tango dancer

Surname

  • Charlie Mariano
    Charlie Mariano
    Carmine Ugo Mariano was an American jazz alto saxophonist. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Cologne, Germany.-Biography:Mariano was the son of Italian immigrants....

    , American jazz musician
  • Eleanor Concepcion Mariano, also known as Connie Mariano, former White House Physician
  • Luis Mariano
    Luis Mariano
    Mariano Eusebio González y García aka Luis Mariano was a popular tenor of Spanish Basque origin who achieved celebrity in 1946 with « La belle de Cadix » an operetta by Francis Lopez...

    , Spanish-French singer
  • Jarah Mariano
    Jarah Mariano
    Jarah-Evelyn Makalapua Mariano , is an American fashion model best known for her appearances in the 2008 and 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Editions, as well as Victoria's Secret.-Early life:...

    , American model
  • Jess Mariano, a fictional character from Gilmore Girls
  • Guy Mariano
    Guy Mariano
    Guy Mariano is a professional skateboarder who gained widespread recognition at the age of 14 for his part in Blind Skateboards' Video Days . Before Blind, Mariano was sponsored by Powell Peralta, and appeared in their video Ban This. In his later years, Guy rode for Girl Skateboards and had a...

    , professional skateboarder
  • Otacílio Mariano Neto
    Otacílio Mariano Neto
    Otacílio Mariano Neto , known as Otacílio Neto or just Otacílio, is a Brazilian football striker, who plays for Clube Atlético Bragantino.-Biography:...

     (born 1982) Brazilian footballer
  • Nelson Mariano II
    Nelson Mariano II
    Nelson Mariano II is the Philippines fifth International Chess Grandmaster and the last Asian Junior Chess Champion from the Philippines since 1994.-Life and career:...

     Chess Grandmaster
  • Nelson Mariano III
    Nelson Mariano III
    Nelson Mariano III is a Filipino chess player and a member of the National Chess Federation of the Philippines. He is currently studying on University of the East Philippines, he is in college taking up mass communication major in broadcasting.-Life and career:Mariano started learning chess at the...

    Philippine Alhlete
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