Definition of "Marion"

Marion

proper noun
1. A female given name from Hebrew.
  Quotations
  The name of the captain of the sloop was Captain Maryon, and therefore it was no news to hear from Mrs. Belltott, that his sister, the beautiful young unmarried English lady, was Miss Maryon. The novelty was, that her Christian name was Marion too. Marion Maryon. Many a time I have run off those two names in my thoughts, like a bit of verse. O many, and many, and many, a time.
  1857, Charles Dickens, chapter 1, in The Perils of Certain English Prisoners
  "And the name was Marion. Not Mary or Marie or anything similar? You're absolutely certain about that?" Stacey nodded. "It's not a common name," she said. "I mean I know two Maries and even a Mary though she's older than me. But Marion. I don't think I've ever met a Marion. So I know I've got it right."
  1998, Jane Adams, Fade to Grey, page 132
2. A surname originating as a matronymic.
3. (chiefly US) A male given name transferred from the surname, or by folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Mary.
  Quotations
  "I spose you want to be a cattleboy," drawled the multicolored beard whose name was Carrol Day, a curiously feminine name, thought Martin, not yet acquaintanced with the bearded Marions, Fannys and Abbys of Texas who, saddled by their unthinking mothers with dainty names, built savagely masculine frames of character.
  2002, Annie Proulx, That Old Ace in the Hole, page 81
4. A suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, from the given name Marianne.
5. The City of Marion, a local government area in South Australia, which includes the suburb.
6. An ancient city on the island of Cyprus.
7. A number of places in the United States:
  1. A city, the county seat of Perry County, Alabama.
  2. A city, the county seat of Crittenden County, Arkansas.
  3. A neighborhood in the town of Southington, Connecticut.
  4. An unincorporated community in Twiggs County, Georgia.
  5. A city, the county seat of Williamson County, Illinois.
  6. A city, the county seat of Grant County, Indiana.
  7. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Shelby County, Indiana.
  8. A city in Linn County, Iowa.
  9. A small city, the county seat of Marion County, Kansas.
  10. A home rule city, the county seat of Crittenden County, Kentucky.
  11. A town in Union Parish, Louisiana.
  12. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
  13. A village in Osceola County, Michigan.
  14. An unincorporated community in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
  15. A town in Lauderdale County, Mississippi.
  16. An unincorporated community in Cole County, Missouri.
  17. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana.
  18. An unincorporated community in Red Willow County, Nebraska.
  19. An area in Jersey City, New Jersey.
  20. A town, hamlet, and census-designated place in Wayne County, New York.
  21. A city, the county seat of McDowell County, North Carolina. Named after Francis Marion.
  22. A small city in LaMoure County, North Dakota.
  23. A city, the county seat of Marion County, Ohio.
  24. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marion County, Oregon.
  25. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
  26. A city, the county seat of Marion County, South Carolina.
  27. A small city in Turner County, South Dakota.
  28. A small city in Guadalupe County, Texas.
  29. A census-designated place in Summit County, Utah.
  30. A town, the county seat of Smyth County, Virginia.
  31. An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.
  32. A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
  33. A town in Juneau County, Wisconsin.
  34. A town in Waushara County, Wisconsin.
  35. A city in Shawano County and Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
  36. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Marion Township.