It is an Italian, Spanish and Portuguese variant of the Roman Marianus which derived from
Marius, and Marius derived from the Roman god
Mars (see also
Ares) or from the Latin maris "male".[1][2][3]
Mariano and
Marian are sometimes seen as a conjunction of the two female names
Mary and
Ann.[4] This name is an homage to
The Virgin Mary, Mother of
Jesus.
Mariano, as a surname, is of
Italian,
Spanish and
Portuguese origin from the personal name Mariano, from the
Latin family name Marianus (a derivative of the ancient personal name Marius, of
Etruscan 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 Numidia and a 5th-century hermit of Berry, France.[5]
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